Is Qualcomm a good company to work for as a Senior Software Engineer?

Senior Software Engineer professionals working at Qualcomm have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 536 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 Senior Software Engineer Jobs at Qualcomm now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Engineer interview questions at Qualcomm .

Does Qualcomm pay Senior Software Engineer employees well?

Senior Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Qualcomm with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 536 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Engineer salaries at Qualcomm.

How happy are Senior Software Engineer professionals working at Qualcomm?

73% of Senior Software Engineer employees at Qualcomm would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 2% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Engineer 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 Qualcomm locations are top rated by Senior Software Engineer employees?

Qualcomm locations which are top rated by Senior Software Engineer employees are San Diego and San Jose .

What are the top reviewed jobs at Qualcomm?

Software Engineer (976) , Senior Engineer (826) , Engineer (811) , Staff Engineer (622) , Senior Software Engineer (544) , 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 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 Senior Software Engineer reviews

3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(536 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

77% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.2

Senior management

Software Engineer Senior employees have rated Qualcomm with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 536 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer Senior professionals have a good working experience there. Qualcomm is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer Senior professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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536 reviews

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

5.0

Jun 26, 2026

Supportive environment with good work-life balance

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance. Supportive environment

Cons

None none none none none

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