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 23 reviews)); "Good Salary and get to learn more" ((in 18 reviews)); "Good Colleagues that help you onboard" ((in 14 reviews)); "Good place to learn and grow" ((in 9 reviews)); "Ample opportunity to learn." ((in 6 reviews))

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

"bad management and no added amenties" ((in 27 reviews)); "No work life balance." ((in 21 reviews)); "easy to layoff" ((in 12 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 9 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

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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

2.0

Jul 31, 2019

No Thanks

Financial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible Schedule and Free Bananas

Cons

Poorly run company because of micro managers

1.0

Feb 1, 2024

Management doesn’t have employees best interests

Admin. assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working with extremely smart engineers

Cons

You will never get positive reinforcement from management..

1.0

Aug 5, 2023

Management is a nightmare

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Small and easy to do team working.

Cons

I am not sure about about Kishore, but this company is suffering from deficient, unprofessional and uneducated management, particularly at the Senior Director and VP level.

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