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)); "9/80 good work life balance" ((in 60 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 23 reviews)); "great teams to work with" ((in 20 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 15 reviews)); "Continuous reorganization’s & layoffs." ((in 12 reviews)); "favorism, politics, less growth, mundane" ((in 7 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

2.0

Jul 18, 2017

RE: Great place, bad management

It support specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

It was an opportunity to work with state of art technologies, great people, good food.

Cons

Management has issues, people have two faces. My manager wouldn't smile at me or address me by name. I was a contractor but, I am a person too, IT is a tough place to be at Dolby Laboratories in downtown SF.

4.0

Jul 17, 2017

Innovative environment for people passionte about audio

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with, innovative and smart environment Great if you're passionate about audio Some perks such as every second Friday off

Cons

Not many opportunities to grow and be promoted There is often disconnection between different functional groups such as Engineering and Product Management which seem to live each in his own bubble.

3.0

Jul 13, 2017

Change can be unnecessarily uncomfortable.

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great teams at and below middle management. Innovative and open creative minds on every floor. Approachable management. Anonymous employee feedback is encouraged. Every other Friday off is a great idea.

Cons

Ageism is becoming rampant. Too many good, loyal employees are being noticeably kept in current positions or displaced. Upper management is becoming obsessed with change for change's sake. No obvious, cohesive planning is being openly relayed to the worker bees. Every other Friday off only works if it is adhered to by all, especially management. Way too many meetings and meeting follow-ups. Too much reliance on email and not enough personal conversation leads to time spent on misinterpretation.

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