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 108 reviews)); "Good benefits designed towards long" ((in 65 reviews)); "9/80 good work life balance" ((in 63 reviews)); "Market Leader supplying to a lot of leading companies in the industry, innovative company with good pay." ((in 24 reviews)); "great teams to work with" ((in 21 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 16 reviews)); "Constant layoffs and no career opportunities." ((in 14 reviews)); "Fewer opportunities outside of San Francisco" ((in 8 reviews)); "appalling egocentric leadership team" ((in 4 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

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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

4.0

Jun 2, 2019

Overall nice place to work

Director

Recommend

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Pros

. Nice work/life balance. As others have said, 9/80 is great schedule . Great consumer facing technology . Bright, insightful colleagues. Some are really tough leaders in their fields . Decent amount of training and learning, if you know where to look for

Cons

. Sometimes too policial . Org structure not optimized for performance. Looks more like people choices drive the org, not the other way around

4.0

May 31, 2019

Great company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Located in SF downtown, great benefits, international travel

Cons

no major issue. Its not a startup

5.0

May 29, 2019

Great people, great offerings. 👍👍

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

The engineers are the best in the world at redefining and inventing how we should want to enjoy entertainment - movies, TV, gaming, sports, music, etc. There are a wide variety of programs aimed at creating an environment where all employees are able to do their best work (e.g. world-class labs, workspaces, tools, pay & benefits, wellness, trainings, etc.) The people are smart, passionate, capable of solving incredibly complex and difficult problems, and demonstrate a very high level of integrity.

Cons

Cultures can be very different depending on the org your in. Transparency and accountability have room for improvement. We sometime make things too complex.

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