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

Dolby reviews

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

2.0

Mar 28, 2014

Inertia at the top

Management

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

off fridays; generous 401K match; future mid market office; nice colleagues

Cons

exec team doesn't inspire much confidence - seem to be B players. feels like we are forever in limbo on just about everything. management team is really slow to make decisions and makes you wonder about their ability. general communication is absent within the company despite having a PR department, HR department and an exec team that should be communicating.

2.0

Jan 4, 2014

Sadly diminishing formerly stellar brand, clueless management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Amazingly smart, nice people with only a few standout exceptions, product development, some excellent products, good benefits, old-school, pre-public employees and culture were amazing, and some of that still lingers.

Cons

Most of the highest managers do not know anything about the businesses Dolby serves and focus on stock prices and tax-collecting licensing fees. Goals, and, hence roles, are ever-changing (as often as daily.) Management and staff lacking industry experience and knowledge. Quarterly-results focus at expense of running a successful business

3.0

Dec 2, 2013

No sense of design and no leadership in marketing.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Every other Friday off, great benefits, excellent bonus structure. Excellent Legal, Sales, and Engineering teams.

Cons

Creative and Marketing are a joke. dolby.com. No CMO = nobody managing inexperienced VPs. Tradeshows = marketing.

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