Is Dolby a good company to work for?

Dolby has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 891 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 71% of employees would recommend working at Dolby to a friend and 52% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Dolby have been left by employees working as Intern , Senior Software Engineer and Software Engineer .

Does Dolby pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Dolby employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Dolby. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Dolby?

71% of Dolby employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Dolby 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Dolby?

Software Engineer (38) , Director (26) , Staff Engineer (23) , Intern (20) , Senior Manager (19) , Senior Software Engineer (19) , Marketing (17) , Engineer (11) , Manager (9) , Program Manager (9) , Executive Assistant (8) , Staff Software Engineer (8) , Internship (7) , Research Intern (7) , Project Engineer (6)

What are the pros of working at Dolby according to real employee reviews?

"People are great and hardworking" ((in 106 reviews)); "9/80 good work life balance" ((in 62 reviews)); "Good benefits designed towards long" ((in 55 reviews)); "Market Leader supplying to a lot of leading companies in the industry, innovative company with good pay." ((in 25 reviews)); "So fun! Great teams and colleagues!" ((in 22 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Dolby according to real employee reviews?

"1) Salary is not competitive" ((in 21 reviews)); "Upper management is becoming obsessed with change for change's sake." ((in 17 reviews)); "Continuous reorganization’s & layoffs." ((in 16 reviews)); "Slow moving and lacks innovation" ((in 7 reviews)); "favorism, politics, less growth, mundane" ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Dolby layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Dolby layoffs and their outlook for job security at Dolby in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Dolby locations?

San Francisco , Sunnyvale , Burbank , New York , South San Francisco , Los Angeles , Hollywood , San Jose , Atlanta , Chicago , Santa Fe , Washington , Pleasanton , Goleta , Denver , Redmond , Seattle , State College , China , Germany

Dolby reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(707 total reviews)

Kevin J. Yeaman

74% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Senior management

3.3

Career opportunities

Dolby has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 707 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Dolby employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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707 reviews

3.0

Oct 5, 2020

Comfortable place to work, but old school

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Dolby has an eclectic employee base, which means anyone can find their place here. Every other Friday off is an insanely nice job perk (U.S. employees only though). Pay is top notch for the industry.

Cons

Lots of issues with transparency and proactive thinking. Dolby is a pretty old school place to work. Health benefits aren't great. Company tends to re-org and/or do a layoff every 2 years or so, and little ever changes.

5.0

Oct 2, 2020

A place to be proud of.

Human resources

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Every other Friday off! Wonderful work/life balance! Invested in its people. Great growth opportunities. Cares about diversity.

Cons

Can't bring dogs to work.

4.0

Sep 28, 2020

Great for budding engineers and for those that are passionate about learning

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Always encouraged to keep learning No issues getting approval for training or workshops Company is focused on innovation and encourages all employees to think out of the box

Cons

Not a lot of room to move up Low turn over at the senior level (see above) so you might be stuck with bad managers for a long time

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