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

Dolby reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(707 total reviews)

Kevin J. Yeaman

73% 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

1.0

Jan 30, 2016

Senior Manager

Senior manager

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Pros

Employees are friendly. Pay is high. Bonuses and sales commissions get paid, regardless of results. You will notice that every review cites the "off fridays" as the main 'pro'.

Cons

The company spends money like a drunk sailor. Except for the legal team, the company is equally productive to a drunk sailor. Zero accountability or leadership from middle management all the way to the Board.

3.0

Jan 26, 2016

Good company but slow to react

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very ethical and focused on long term customer relations. Salaries good and most benefit from working pattern that includes every other Friday off.

Cons

Very conservative and slow to make decisions; very centralised decision making in San Fran Cisco making it difficult to get things done in the rest of the World.

3.0

Jan 24, 2016

Great place for technical work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really smart people, especially on the technical staff. There's probably no other place with the mass of expertise in audio that you will find at Dolby. It's a comfortable place to work, with a strong collaborative ethos. Pretty low pressure

Cons

The flip side of the low-pressure culture is a general lack of accountability and no real sense of urgency. The company is top-heavy with senior people, which makes career advancement pretty challenging. Marketing and sales are generally weak areas.

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