Is Dolby a good company to work for?

Dolby has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 888 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 5% 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 111 reviews)); "9/80 good work life balance" ((in 61 reviews)); "Good benefits designed towards long" ((in 58 reviews)); "Market Leader supplying to a lot of leading companies in the industry, innovative company with good pay." ((in 23 reviews)); "So fun! Great teams and colleagues!" ((in 23 reviews))

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

"1) Salary is not competitive" ((in 23 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs" ((in 17 reviews)); "Upper management is becoming obsessed with change for change's sake." ((in 16 reviews)); "Little opportunity to continue in the company" ((in 9 reviews)); "No growth opportunities in engineering unless you are managers favorite, even if you are working hard for years and adding value." ((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

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3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(705 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 705 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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705 reviews

4.0

Feb 20, 2012

Very good company to work

Senior design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Openmided, fair, fair compensation, proud to work here

Cons

sometimes a little bit too dynamic

2.0

Dec 30, 2011

Cold company to work for.

Finance

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good life/work balance because of the 9/80 work week Competitive salary Located in SF Passionate employees in some departments Industry leader

Cons

Negative culture - people try to find blame Poor cooperatoin - worried about C.Y.A. Inconsistent bonus and raises Rare promotions (seem to hire outside the company) After working hard for almost 2 years on a painful ERP system, management rewarded the employees with a weak bonus.

2.0

Oct 28, 2011

Lack of direction & focus

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

9/80 schedule Adequate compensation Flexible schedule Intelligent coworkers

Cons

Lack of opportunities for promotion Leadership out of touch with employee base Serious lack of communication - and when there is communication, it's not realistic. Heavy PR spin on everything, not a simple honest message.

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