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

3.0

Jan 24, 2011

good benefit, but poor management

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good pay and benefit get to work on cutting edge technologies

Cons

poor management managers failed to communicate vision to employees

4.0

Oct 23, 2010

Opportunities

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Its a big company giving flexibility to shift between opportunities. You make your own career.

Cons

You have to be very aggressive to stay afloat.

2.0

Sep 19, 2010

Qualcomm CDMA used to be a good place to work. Not anymore!

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cutting edge technology Very good benefits, although salaries are low Depending on the project you are working on, your job is probably secure

Cons

Stagnent organization. No opportunityies for promotion Forget about having a life while you work at Qualcomm CDMA. You are expected to work very late every day and on weekends too. Terrible communications from the leadership team. Terrible quality (both personal and technical) people in important positions Salaries are below average

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