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 4% 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 62 reviews)); "Good benefits designed towards long" ((in 60 reviews)); "Market Leader supplying to a lot of leading companies in the industry, innovative company with good pay." ((in 27 reviews)); "Competitive salaries, expense coverage for company" ((in 23 reviews))

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

"Upper management is becoming obsessed with change for change's sake." ((in 16 reviews)); "Continuous reorganization’s & layoffs." ((in 16 reviews)); "Fewer opportunities outside of San Francisco" ((in 8 reviews)); "appalling egocentric leadership team" ((in 4 reviews)); "management team is really slow to make decisions and makes you wonder about their ability." ((in 3 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

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3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(707 total reviews)

Kevin J. Yeaman

73% 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

3.0

Dec 20, 2013

Non-engineer role

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good technology, benefits are great.0, 9/80 work week is awesome.

Cons

Not much room for advancement in my career field

3.0

Sep 10, 2013

Past two years have been constant turmoil

Marketing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Every other Friday is an "off" day.

Cons

No visible marketing leadership, despite re-org and lots of new, senior hires

4.0

Aug 27, 2013

Good company!

Program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good environment and good peoples to work with. Free drink and snack in Sunnyvale campus.

Cons

There is not too much room for moving upward. Job can get dull sometime.

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