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

MaxLinear reviews

3.2

52% would recommend to a friend

(30 total reviews)

Dr. Kishore Seendripu

43% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

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1.0

Apr 21, 2016

Systems Engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free bananas. You will appreciate much more all your past and future work places.

Cons

Awful culture, and you are expected to work long hours. No sick days. Few vacation days, and you are expected not to use them. The CEO likes to visit the cubicles after 7 pm, to see who's working and who has already left. Working long hours is more important than actual performance.

1.0

Jan 13, 2016

Bad ethics and culture, indian influenced

Hardware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some folk are very helpful to teach you. Free snacks in the kitchen, espp is good. Stock based compensation is also good if the stock goes up.

Cons

Low salaries due to h1 workers with phds. Bad management. Senior engineers work on the cool projects. No sick days. Long hours. Late meetings.

3.0

Dec 4, 2015

good comp

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation and benefits are very good

Cons

heavy workload, no work/life balance

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