Is Qualcomm a good company to work for as a Developer Senior?

Developer Senior professionals working at Qualcomm have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 537 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Qualcomm employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Developer Senior Jobs at Qualcomm now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Developer Senior interview questions at Qualcomm .

Does Qualcomm pay Developer Senior employees well?

Developer Senior professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Qualcomm with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 537 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Developer Senior salaries at Qualcomm.

How happy are Developer Senior professionals working at Qualcomm?

73% of Developer Senior employees at Qualcomm would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 3% in the past 12 months. Developer Senior professionals have also rated Qualcomm with a 3.5 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.6 rating for culture and values and 4.0 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Qualcomm?

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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 1026 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 577 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 538 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 478 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 402 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 1140 reviews)); "Too many managers with varied focus pulling projects in different direction is straining engineers and tech leads." ((in 168 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs in the company" ((in 162 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 134 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 99 reviews))

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Qualcomm Developer Senior reviews

3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(537 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

77% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Career opportunities

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.2

Senior management

Senior Developer employees have rated Qualcomm with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 537 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Qualcomm is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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537 reviews

3.0

Jul 24, 2026

Not so great culture

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to learn & access technology that is in demand.

Cons

* Cliquey & Uncollaborative & Passive-aggressive * Marginalized if you don't speak a certain non-English language. * Seen many managers (who mostly also hold engineer roles) consider the "manager" role a nuisance, resulting in poor management.

4.0

Jul 22, 2026

Decent benefits but high work pressure at times

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's a good company to work for overall benefit package is decent with knowledgeable folks.

Cons

The work pressure can be dauting at times.

4.0

Jul 18, 2026

Good pay but poor work culture and long hours

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good money especially stocks are good

Cons

Bad work culture they expect you to work in nights as well

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