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 salary with bonus and RSU's" ((in 19 reviews)); "Good people to work and env" ((in 17 reviews)); "Good Colleagues that help you onboard" ((in 15 reviews)); "Good place to learn and grow" ((in 9 reviews)); "Good working environment." ((in 4 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." ((in 19 reviews)); "Easy layoffs and no body knows when you will recieve mail suddenly" ((in 11 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 7 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

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.6

Senior management

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).

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Reviews by job title

347 reviews

3.0

Mar 20, 2025

Companssation

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work experience and latest industry standard protocol

Cons

Comp is very less and stock market performance is not so good

4.0

Mar 19, 2025

Decent place to work at. High attrition rates

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay, Stock options, Lots of work responsibility

Cons

Location is terrible, only one day of WFH per week.

2.0

Mar 6, 2025

F-grade company masquerading as an industry leader

Senior staff analog/mixed signal design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Irvine office has some good people from whom who can learn but that is where it stops.

Cons

One of the worst companies on the face of this planet. No vision, no planning and non-existent morals in the senior management. They are highly delusional. There is too much micro management. I think the CEO is extremely arrogant, takes no responsibility, always blames the engineers because they only work 4 days from office instead of 5. I think the CEO somehow needs to be changed from the company to save it from going bankrupt. Having worked elsewhere, I can clearly see why people call this place a sweatshop.

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