Is Qualcomm a good company to work for as a Software eenginer?

Software eenginer professionals working at Qualcomm have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 887 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 Software eenginer Jobs at Qualcomm now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software eenginer interview questions at Qualcomm .

Does Qualcomm pay Software eenginer employees well?

Software eenginer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Qualcomm with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 887 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software eenginer salaries at Qualcomm.

How happy are Software eenginer professionals working at Qualcomm?

81% of Software eenginer employees at Qualcomm would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 3% in the past 12 months. Software eenginer professionals have also rated Qualcomm with a 3.6 rating for work-life-balance, 3.9 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.8 rating for culture and values and 3.8 rating 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))

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Qualcomm Software eenginer reviews

3.9

81% would recommend to a friend

(887 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

82% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.4

Senior management

Software eenginer employees have rated Qualcomm with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 887 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software eenginer professionals have a good working experience there. Qualcomm is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software eenginer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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887 reviews

3.0

May 6, 2026

Supportive team and benefits, but bureaucratic challenges

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great, supportive team Good benefits Free lunch Performance reviews seem fairly accurate

Cons

Lots of bureaucracy R&D is essentially customer support at this point, no time for feature development Salary is kind of low

5.0

Apr 28, 2026

Good learning opportunities

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good place to learn at

Cons

lot of timezones to work with

3.0

Apr 15, 2026

Good benefits overshadowed by night meetings and coordination issues

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits for employee and family

Cons

Night meetings and coordination necessity with India is a huge negative

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