Does MaxLinear pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MaxLinear employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MaxLinear. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MaxLinear?

52% of MaxLinear employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MaxLinear 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MaxLinear?

Engineer (19) , Staff Engineer (16) , Senior Software Engineer (14) , Software Engineer (14) , Senior Staff Engineer (12) , Systems Engineer (10) , Senior Engineer (6) , Senior Systems Engineer (6) , Manager (5) , Staff Software Engineer (5) , Applications Engineer (4) , Communication Systems Engineer (4) , Design Verification Engineer (4) , Director (4) , Principal Engineer (4)

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

"Good people to work and env" ((in 19 reviews)); "Good Salary and get to learn more" ((in 18 reviews)); "Good Colleagues that help you onboard" ((in 13 reviews)); "Good place to learn and grow" ((in 9 reviews)); "decent compensations and benefits" ((in 6 reviews))

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

"bad management and no added amenties" ((in 30 reviews)); "No work life balance here inappropriate timings." ((in 21 reviews)); "Do not fully trust your manager’s opinion/suggestion, especially, when there is no another manager around and willing to prove that it wasn’t your idea to do it this way." ((in 10 reviews)); "Easy layoffs and no body knows when you will recieve mail suddenly" ((in 10 reviews)); "Less pay" ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about MaxLinear layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about MaxLinear layoffs and their outlook for job security at MaxLinear in 2026.

What are the top reviewed MaxLinear locations?

Carlsbad , San Diego , Irvine , San Jose , China , Los Angeles , Orange , Waltham , Israel

MaxLinear reviews

3.2

52% would recommend to a friend

(347 total reviews)

Dr. Kishore Seendripu

43% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

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MaxLinear has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 347 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MaxLinear employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

347 reviews

4.0

Jun 10, 2016

Maxlinear India Office "Senior RFIC Layout Engineer"

Senior rfic layout design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. They take up challenging work. 2. Lot to learn in RFIC domain and colleagues are friendly and helping. 3. Everybody gets opportunity to prove themselves . 4. Various products and technologies give good exposure . 5. Technical team is top notch. 6. Everybody is approachable if you need any help. 7. Aggressive growth plans and good road map. 8. Company s current growth looks very healthy.

Cons

1. Small company. 2. Sometimes there is very hectic schedule. 3. No culture as such. 4. And logistics and benefits to employee can be improved .

4.0

Dec 6, 2014

Analog layout engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High speed work. Challenging work.

Cons

Nothing so far noticed yet

3.0

Oct 25, 2014

Good

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice work atmosphere with good people around.

Cons

Office is far unless you take a home nearby.

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Maxlinear India Office "Senior RFIC Layout Engineer"

Analog layout engineer

Good

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