Large successful organization with some chaos - Senior Software Engineer Qualcomm Employee Review

3.0
Jun 11, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Its good to know that the software you write runs on millions of phones around the world. Good benefits package. All the benefits are good and recently the company is trying to mimic Google like culture.

Cons

Pay is not great and high level politics can be a pain at times. Large company - and hard to know what other groups are doing. Not software focussed.

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5.0
Jun 11, 2026
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Pros

Great company. Corporate teams always striving to be the best which is a great atmosphere to be in and learn from.

Cons

challenging to get hired; best bet is referal

3.0
Jun 2, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits, the pay is like okay. Some cool reimbursement programs and health centers on campus

Cons

Career progression and culture varies extremely depending on department. Some parts almost set you up for failure and it's difficult to gain new skills. Lots of qualcomm teams are too scared to explore new technologies and migrate to state of the art services and are comfortable in sticking with old technology for familiarity. Also, HR does nothing if a coworker makes you uncomfortable.

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