Is Qualcomm a good company to work for?

Qualcomm has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 12,759 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 73% of employees would recommend working at Qualcomm to a friend and 65% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Qualcomm have been left by employees working as Internship , Summer Intern and SWE Intern .

Does Qualcomm pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Qualcomm employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Qualcomm. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Qualcomm?

73% of Qualcomm employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Qualcomm 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Qualcomm?

Software Engineer (976) , Senior Engineer (826) , Engineer (811) , Staff Engineer (622) , 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 1036 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 560 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 543 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 406 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 1147 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 134 reviews)); "Too much politics and performance reviews are not always fair" ((in 91 reviews))

What are employees saying about Qualcomm layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Qualcomm layoffs and their outlook for job security at Qualcomm in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Qualcomm locations?

San Diego , San Jose , Santa Clara , Boulder , Raleigh , Austin , Bridgewater , Boston , Boxborough , New York , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Sunnyvale , Atlanta , Santa Clarita , Israel , San Diego Country Estates , Tempe , Washington , San Diego , Irvine , La Jolla , California , Seattle , Burlington , Mira Mesa , Phoenix , Auburn Hills , Dallas , Carlsbad

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Qualcomm reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(11,022 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

68% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

Culture & values

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.2

Senior management

Qualcomm has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 11,022 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Qualcomm employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

11K reviews

4.0

Feb 11, 2013

Multiple Benefits

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not much of hierarchy. Anybody at any level can be exposed to several teams across the globe. Very good salary. Rewards competitiveness.

Cons

Difficult to move out because not many can match the salary!:) Lot more processes being brought in recently which adds to the overhead.

1.0

Feb 11, 2013

Terrible HR and Managers, Company wasting cash on non profit divisions with no direction

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, Comparable salary to industry standard

Cons

The company's mother ship is in San Diego, they have been buying a lot of startups, the problem is that they don't know how to handle them and pour hard earned cash into some of these non profit divisions which are basically allowed to treat a lot of hard working individuals anyway they want. Too many PHD's with no managerial experience that think they are god doing technician level work. Some are placed in management positions and they are really terrible at it, some cannot even understand English. HR is only a legal front for the managers, holding the sword.

4.0

Feb 8, 2013

One of the best pay masters in Hyderabad

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1.free shuttle and cab service 2.flexibile timings 3.above industry stock options,bonus and hike. 4.You get to work with the most happening technologies- wireless

Cons

if you are under the wrong manager,you need to show visibility for growth

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