Is Dolby a good company to work for?

Dolby has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 890 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 104 reviews)); "9/80 good work life balance" ((in 62 reviews)); "good benefit health insurance bonus" ((in 62 reviews)); "Market Leader supplying to a lot of leading companies in the industry, innovative company with good pay." ((in 27 reviews)); "So fun! Great teams and colleagues!" ((in 22 reviews))

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

"Super Uncreative Place / Back Stabbing / Low Morale / Poor Management Communication Style / Lack of Clarity Job Expectations in Interview Process / Treated Contractors like Second Class Citizens" ((in 31 reviews)); "1) Salary is not competitive" ((in 25 reviews)); "Constant layoffs and no career opportunities." ((in 16 reviews)); "Upper management is becoming obsessed with change for change's sake." ((in 14 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

(706 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 706 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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706 reviews

4.0

Jun 16, 2015

great place to work in the past

Release engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great company culture of innovation

Cons

The culture has changed to mimic every other high tech company in the valley after the founder passed away.

4.0

May 22, 2015

Solid company, mostly good to work for, they are searching for direction

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good compensation, options, benefits, etc. Smart people 9/80 Schedule

Cons

IT may be the worst group to work for. Too much change, too much negativity.

3.0

Apr 24, 2015

wireman

Wireman

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

good canteen.good price and the food is not to a bad standard .nurse on site for when you are not feeling well or need advice .

Cons

location .Difficult to get to and would do well to have parking for staff .more could be done for staff and inproveing the meeting room areas .

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