Is Qualcomm a good company to work for as a Sr. Software Engineer?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Qualcomm have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 537 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Qualcomm employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Sr. Software Engineer Jobs at Qualcomm now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Software Engineer interview questions at Qualcomm .

Does Qualcomm pay Sr. Software Engineer employees well?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Qualcomm with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 537 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Software Engineer salaries at Qualcomm.

How happy are Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Qualcomm?

72% of Sr. Software Engineer employees at Qualcomm would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 5% in the past 12 months. Sr. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Qualcomm with a 3.5 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.6 rating for culture and values and 4.0 rating for career opportunities.

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What are the pros of working at Qualcomm according to real employee reviews?

"All the benefits are good and recently the company is trying to mimic Google like culture" ((in 1047 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 591 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 542 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 484 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 410 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Qualcomm according to real employee reviews?

"Stictly no support from management and to get support the person should be good in buttering manager in their native language(south indian)." ((in 169 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs in the company" ((in 157 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 148 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 91 reviews)); "Too much politics and performance reviews are not always fair" ((in 90 reviews))

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Qualcomm Sr. Software Engineer reviews

3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(537 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

78% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.2

Senior management

Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated Qualcomm with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 537 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Qualcomm is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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537 reviews

5.0

Feb 15, 2012

Its a very stable and challenging place to work.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Job stability, great benefits and on the leading edge of emerging technologies.

Cons

Qualcomm is an older company. There are not as many young employees. There are times when there is a great deal of political jostling

4.0

Oct 1, 2011

Very Good

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Qualcomm is a leader in mobile wireless communication. The products you work on impacts everyone because everyone owns a mobile phone or table these days.

Cons

Restrictions on promotion. Difficulty on finding documentation. Work can be quite stressful.

4.0

Jul 24, 2011

Decent company, smart employees, good work life balance

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work hours, good insurance and benefits, good work life balance, innovative work and good scope for career expansion and intra-company project shifting

Cons

Occasional strenuous project workload, work culture varies from project to project, average salary, Poor rewards for innovation - does not motivate employees to take that extra stride and innovate and add to IPR

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