Is Qualcomm a good company to work for as a Staff Software Engineering?

Staff Software Engineering professionals working at Qualcomm have rated their employer with 3.7 out of 5 stars in 179 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 Software Engineering Jobs at Qualcomm now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Staff Software Engineering interview questions at Qualcomm .

Does Qualcomm pay Staff Software Engineering employees well?

Staff Software Engineering professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Qualcomm with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 179 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.8% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Staff Software Engineering salaries at Qualcomm.

How happy are Staff Software Engineering professionals working at Qualcomm?

79% of Staff Software Engineering employees at Qualcomm would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 47% in the past 12 months. Staff Software Engineering professionals have also rated Qualcomm with a 3.0 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.5 rating for culture and values and 3.5 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 (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 1044 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 564 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 550 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 413 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 1132 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 138 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 93 reviews))

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Qualcomm Staff Software Engineering reviews

3.7

79% would recommend to a friend

(179 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

47% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Career opportunities

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.9

Senior management

Staff Software Engineering employees have rated Qualcomm with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 179 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Staff Software Engineering professionals have a good working experience there. Qualcomm is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Staff Software Engineering professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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179 reviews

3.0

Feb 2, 2010

A good place to work - but only if you're based in San Diego

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

. Good benefits package . Reasonably flexible management . Relaxed work environment . Good opportunities for travel . A very good infrastructure for software development and good support staff

Cons

The senior management have a very strong San-Diego focus. If you're based outside of SD or, even worse, outside of the US get then you need to get used to being a second class corporate citizen. The process for performance reviews is overly complicated, and the reviews themselves tend not to be very useful - mostly a box ticking exercise with no real useful feedback.

3.0

Nov 9, 2009

Software is not the focus

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

For a Software Engineer: - Working with smart people - Great benefits - Lots of projects and ability to transfer position internally (but not always)

Cons

- Work hours vary a lot. So does the project load for many people. - Lot of integration work for software engineers. You may spend most of your time testing/troubleshooting other components. - Lot of management problems at mid levels.

2.0

Jul 23, 2008

Top down culture stifles individual development.

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Technology you get to work with.

Cons

Closed culture, top down management style is stifling

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