Item: Dolby
Rating: 4
Author: Former employee - Anonymous employee

Question 1

Is Dolby a good company to work for?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 2

Does Dolby pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 3

How satisfied are employees working at Dolby?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 4

What are the top reviewed jobs at Dolby?

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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)

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

"People are great and hardworking" ((in 103 reviews)); "9/80 good work life balance" ((in 63 reviews)); "Good benefits designed towards long" ((in 63 reviews)); "Market Leader supplying to a lot of leading companies in the industry, innovative company with good pay." ((in 22 reviews)); "great teams to work with" ((in 20 reviews))

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

"1) Salary is not competitive" ((in 22 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs" ((in 16 reviews)); "Upper management is becoming obsessed with change for change's sake." ((in 15 reviews)); "Fewer opportunities outside of San Francisco" ((in 7 reviews)); "favorism, politics, less growth, mundane" ((in 7 reviews))

Question 7

What are employees saying about Dolby layoffs in 2026?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

What are the top reviewed Dolby locations?

Accepted Answer

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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