Is Qualcomm a good company to work for as a Staff Engineer?

Staff Engineer professionals working at Qualcomm have rated their employer with 3.7 out of 5 stars in 624 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Qualcomm employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Staff Engineer Jobs at Qualcomm now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Staff Engineer interview questions at Qualcomm .

Does Qualcomm pay Staff Engineer employees well?

Staff Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Qualcomm with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 624 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.1% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Staff Engineer salaries at Qualcomm.

How happy are Staff Engineer professionals working at Qualcomm?

70% of Staff Engineer employees at Qualcomm would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 2% in the past 12 months. Staff Engineer professionals have also rated Qualcomm with a 2.7 rating for work-life-balance, 3.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.3 rating for culture and values and 3.7 rating for career opportunities.

What Qualcomm locations are top rated by Staff Engineer employees?

Qualcomm locations which are top rated by Staff Engineer employees are Santa Clara , San Jose and San Diego . Boulder is the lowest rated Qualcomm location by Staff Engineer employees.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Qualcomm?

Software Engineer (976) , Senior Engineer (826) , Engineer (811) , Staff Engineer (622) , Senior Software Engineer (545) , Senior Staff Engineer (242) , Senior Lead Engineer (206) , Intern (176) , Associate Engineer (137) , Staff Software Engineer (134) , Interim Engineering Intern (124) , Hardware Engineer (116) , Systems Engineer (75) , Senior Hardware Engineer (68) , Software Engineer(Internship) (65)

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 1044 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 564 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 550 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 475 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 413 reviews))

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

"Work Pressure and no work life balance for few teams" ((in 1132 reviews)); "Too many managers with varied focus pulling projects in different direction is straining engineers and tech leads." ((in 175 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs in the company" ((in 161 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 138 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 93 reviews))

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Qualcomm Staff Engineer reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(624 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

57% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

2.7

Work/Life balance

Engineer, Staff employees have rated Qualcomm with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 624 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Engineer, Staff professionals have a good working experience there. Qualcomm is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Engineer, Staff professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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624 reviews

4.0

May 2, 2011

Satisfying

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cutting edge technology development Many generations ahead Very many benefits compared to other companies Good bi-year bonuses

Cons

QCT is a workaholic place and putting in long hours is the norm rather than an exception Top heavy Hiring is shifting towards India

3.0

Mar 9, 2011

It is great!,you learn so many things as well as leverage your expertise also..

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are so many work opportunities where you can learn and excel. Benefits are really good. especially, health benefits. Performance bonus is good.

Cons

Work is always there (back 2 back)..sometimes hectic.. sometimes, fairness is not given in designation/titles.. Base pay is less

2.0

Jan 26, 2011

Crazy rushing around without planning or forethought

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Relatively competent direct management, partially compensating for the faults of upper management. The chance to explore wifi technology. Decent compensation.

Cons

Incompetent upper management that have wishful fancies for new ventures and foolish aggression. Emphasis on title rather than technical competency. QualLife does not exist for engineering.

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