Is Qualcomm a good company to work for as a Staff Engineer?

Staff Engineer professionals working at Qualcomm have rated their employer with 3.7 out of 5 stars in 624 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Qualcomm employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Staff Engineer Jobs at Qualcomm now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Staff Engineer interview questions at Qualcomm .

Does Qualcomm pay Staff Engineer employees well?

Staff Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Qualcomm with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 624 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.1% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Staff Engineer salaries at Qualcomm.

What Qualcomm locations are top rated by Staff Engineer employees?

Qualcomm locations which are top rated by Staff Engineer employees are Santa Clara , San Jose and San Diego . Boulder is the lowest rated Qualcomm location by Staff Engineer employees.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Qualcomm?

Software Engineer (976) , Senior Engineer (826) , Engineer (811) , Staff Engineer (622) , Senior Software Engineer (544) , Senior Staff Engineer (242) , Senior Lead Engineer (206) , Intern (176) , Associate Engineer (137) , Staff Software Engineer (134) , Interim Engineering Intern (124) , Hardware Engineer (116) , Systems Engineer (75) , Senior Hardware Engineer (68) , Software Engineer(Internship) (65)

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

"All the benefits are good and recently the company is trying to mimic Google like culture" ((in 1026 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 577 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 538 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 478 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 402 reviews))

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

"Work Pressure and no work life balance for few teams" ((in 1140 reviews)); "Too many managers with varied focus pulling projects in different direction is straining engineers and tech leads." ((in 168 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs in the company" ((in 162 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 134 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 99 reviews))

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Qualcomm Staff Engineer reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(624 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

62% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

2.8

Work/Life balance

Engineer, Staff employees have rated Qualcomm with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 624 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Engineer, Staff professionals have a good working experience there. Qualcomm is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Engineer, Staff professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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624 reviews

5.0

Jul 15, 2026

Pay is balanced, but workload is overwhelming

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Balance in pay and workliad

Cons

Workload too much, no work life balance

4.0

Jun 27, 2026

Strong design team but concerns about leadership

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great design team. Learn a lot in the project. Great resources for self motivated technical improvement.

Cons

Big wave of talented engineers leaving in some critical departments. CEO lacks responsibility on the company development. CEO and CFO have been selling their stocks a lot every year.

3.0

Jun 25, 2026

Great company, but it really depends on your team.

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice office, Nice staff, Nice Management in Cork, Paid parking, Some flexibility

Cons

Information Silo'd, US teams are very slow to share info with Irish teams. Poor communication across all areas of the company, A number of Engineers wont share information with teams and colleagues due to " If i have all the info, i cant be fired" attitude, Management wont do anything. Certain bad behaviour by staff is not corrected possibly for fear of "racism" Working with SanDiego based teams requires calls later in the evening. Internal opportunities are poor, Certain roles are blocked for certain employees, Alot of Job descriptions are very misleading.

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