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 107 reviews)); "good benefit health insurance bonus" ((in 66 reviews)); "9/80 good work life balance" ((in 61 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 22 reviews))

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

"1) Salary is not competitive" ((in 20 reviews)); "Constant layoffs and no career opportunities." ((in 16 reviews)); "Upper management is becoming obsessed with change for change's sake." ((in 14 reviews)); "a bit limited learning and growth opportunities" ((in 6 reviews)); "Fewer opportunities outside of San Francisco" ((in 6 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

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 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

Jan 6, 2015

Great colleagues, wonderful environment to foster learning and growth.

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

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Pros

Loads of opportunities for training and personal growth, both in terms of technical knowledge and personal development. The day-to-day working environment was open and friendly, with all teams able and encouraged to discuss and ask questions across all levels.

Cons

Sometimes a conflict between the way the US arm want to run things and how the UK arm reacts, but this is mostly due to culture differences. Oh and so many buzzwords.

3.0

Aug 7, 2014

not too much to do...

Sales manager

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CEO approval

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Pros

pay,benefit,working environment was good. and very laid back.

Cons

not too many jobs to do and everybody tried to grab it...

3.0

Mar 28, 2013

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Smart people, with great respect for each other. Incredible audio products. Long-term view. Very good benefits from people in the middle of their career (with families).

Cons

Risk averse, and not fast enough to embrace change. Always betting safe. Settled work force can act as roadblock.

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