A good place to work, but tough - Senior Staff Engineer Qualcomm Employee Review

4.0
Jul 25, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good compensation and benefits (for now); generally friendly people that are easy to work with; can work on cutting-edge technology and for an industry leader; high retention rate, few people leave because this is considered the pinnacle of many fields; an environment that can have a grad-school feel at times (to a point, see: upcoming layoffs);

Cons

Crunch-time is the default state, expect to work evenings and weekends often, which will get worse with the hiring freeze; benefits and stock grants to be cut; rising is slow due to people entrenched in the top positions

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5.0
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Pros

Good work life balance and open door policy among teammates

Cons

Hectic during SoDs and may be tight schedules prior to tape outs

4.0
Jun 22, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good learning if working on interesting projects. Opportunities to work with various people

Cons

Tasks might get repetitive. Deadlines might make work life balance a little difficult sometimes

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