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 625 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 625 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.

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 (623) , Senior Software Engineer (543) , 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 (67) , 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 1063 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 573 reviews)); "Pay is good and above industry average" ((in 557 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 476 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 400 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 1141 reviews)); "Too many managers with varied focus pulling projects in different direction is straining engineers and tech leads." ((in 174 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs in the company" ((in 156 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 133 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 94 reviews))

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Qualcomm Staff Engineer reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(625 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

62% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

2.8

Work/Life balance

Staff, Engineer employees have rated Qualcomm with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 625 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Staff, Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Qualcomm is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Staff, Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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625 reviews

3.0

Jun 25, 2026

Great company, but it really depends on your team.

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice office, Nice staff, Nice Management in Cork, Paid parking, Some flexibility

Cons

Information Silo'd, US teams are very slow to share info with Irish teams. Poor communication across all areas of the company, A number of Engineers wont share information with teams and colleagues due to " If i have all the info, i cant be fired" attitude, Management wont do anything. Certain bad behaviour by staff is not corrected possibly for fear of "racism" Working with SanDiego based teams requires calls later in the evening. Internal opportunities are poor, Certain roles are blocked for certain employees, Alot of Job descriptions are very misleading.

4.0

Jun 20, 2026

Career growth and tech opportunities, but work-life balance suffers

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Scope to grow your career is unlimited Opportunities to work on the latest technologies while they are still in the works

Cons

Work life balance is not always great

4.0

Apr 22, 2026

good

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good work environment. reasonable salary. Great colleagues

Cons

bad work life balance.. high work pressure

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