Is Qualcomm a good company to work for as a Staff Programmer Analyst?

Staff Programmer Analyst professionals working at Qualcomm have rated their employer with 3.7 out of 5 stars in 622 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 Programmer Analyst Jobs at Qualcomm now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Staff Programmer Analyst interview questions at Qualcomm .

Does Qualcomm pay Staff Programmer Analyst employees well?

Staff Programmer Analyst professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Qualcomm with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 622 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.1% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Staff Programmer Analyst salaries 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 1038 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 556 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 553 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 476 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?

"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 165 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 132 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 95 reviews)); "Too much politics and performance reviews are not always fair" ((in 88 reviews))

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Qualcomm Staff Programmer Analyst reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(622 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 Programmer Analyst employees have rated Qualcomm with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 622 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Staff Programmer Analyst professionals have a good working experience there. Qualcomm is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Staff Programmer Analyst professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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622 reviews

5.0

Feb 25, 2026

Good company to grow

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Technology development team is great.

Cons

Great company to work with.

1.0

Feb 10, 2026

PMIC San Diego

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Probably none that I can think of.

Cons

Worst job i have ever had in my life. Pigeonholed into bench testing with no technical depth or future. Constantly treated bad by upper management. Total waste of time and skills. I hope the economy gets better so I can leave.

4.0

Jan 22, 2026

Good workplace

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good workplace for semiconductor domain

Cons

Too much aggressive project execution

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