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 110 reviews)); "9/80 good work life balance" ((in 62 reviews)); "Good benefits designed towards long" ((in 56 reviews)); "Market Leader supplying to a lot of leading companies in the industry, innovative company with good pay." ((in 23 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 24 reviews)); "Upper management is becoming obsessed with change for change's sake." ((in 14 reviews)); "especially having gone through layoffs." ((in 13 reviews)); "a bit limited learning and growth opportunities" ((in 8 reviews)); "Fewer opportunities outside of San Francisco" ((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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Reviews by job title

707 reviews

4.0

Apr 17, 2013

Legendary Company, Amazing Products, Curious Management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazingly talented engineers, 9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off), Excellent benefits, brilliant products

Cons

Too top heavy, and getting more-so. Seems every new hire is a Director. Not enough "worker bees." Company is weak in Marketing. Some programs lack focus and direction changes every 6 months. Company pays seasoned pros to know the market, the customer and the competitive environment... and then ignores the input they receive from their front line folks. Seems to be more focused on high visibility promotions and associations ("Dolby Theater") than might be best for the overall company.

5.0

Apr 17, 2013

good work/life balance

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

9/80 schedule Good work/life balance Interesting technologies to work on Fun people to work with

Cons

Not a nice environment outside the company building

3.0

Mar 24, 2013

Status Quo is acceptable

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

9/80 Schedule->Every other friday off Free Parking in SF

Cons

The company does love their external consultants and really let them run the show. It's frustrating for employees who have this experience to stand up to the consultants since management thinks so highly of the consultants.

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