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.

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 1040 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 562 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 542 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 467 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 414 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 1143 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 159 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 136 reviews)); "Too much politics and performance reviews are not always fair" ((in 91 reviews))

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Qualcomm Staff Engineer reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(624 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 624 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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624 reviews

4.0

Nov 18, 2025

salary

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good salary, facilities and work. Overall good.

Cons

Nothing much to specify, all ok.

4.0

Nov 14, 2025

Decent pay with stress

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay, lots of learning opportunity

Cons

Horrendous work load with high expectation

3.0

Nov 10, 2025

Good company

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of work, tight deadlines

Cons

Made lots of us redundant in 2024

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