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 1038 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 556 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 553 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 406 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Qualcomm according to real employee 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 165 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 132 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 95 reviews)); "Too much politics and performance reviews are not always fair" ((in 88 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

Jun 27, 2008

company expects more working hours, pays less compared with the number of working hours expected

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work in cutting edge technology and engineer has enough opportunities to show his/her own skills/talent.

Cons

Expects too much more work for the pay they offer compared with other companies in same industry. Too poor bonuses with other companies in similar industry.

4.0

Jun 22, 2008

QC: Better than most for now, but moving in a downward trend with the rest of the industry.

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

QC's at the top of their game. Executive management understands the need to invest in the future, and certainly puts its R&D dollars where its mouth is.

Cons

Executive management's philosophy is much the same as the rest of the industry: Favor large teams of cheap (mediocre) engineers rather than paying more for top talent. An exec quipped about a conversation he had with a customer: "You may have 500 really smart engineers, and we may have 5000 really dumb engineers, but we still have 5000 engineers." The pursuit for top talent is dead at QC and the rest of the industry, in favor of cheap talent.

4.0

Jun 20, 2008

Fantastic Company. Technically strong.

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fantastic Engineers. Solid COmmunications Expertise

Cons

You can get stuck with one technology for a long time if u dont look around.

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