Is Qualcomm a good company to work for as a Principal Software Engineer/Manager?

Principal Software Engineer/Manager professionals working at Qualcomm have rated their employer with 4.7 out of 5 stars in 81 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Qualcomm employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Principal Software Engineer/Manager Jobs at Qualcomm now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Principal Software Engineer/Manager interview questions at Qualcomm .

Does Qualcomm pay Principal Software Engineer/Manager employees well?

Principal Software Engineer/Manager professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Qualcomm with 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 81 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 16.1% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Principal Software Engineer/Manager salaries at Qualcomm.

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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 1007 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 573 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 553 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 475 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 407 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and lots of pressure during tape" ((in 1132 reviews)); "Too many managers with varied focus pulling projects in different direction is straining engineers and tech leads." ((in 174 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs in the company" ((in 168 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 141 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 97 reviews))

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Qualcomm Principal Software Engineer/Manager reviews

4.7

94% would recommend to a friend

(81 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

94% approve of CEO

92% positive business outlook

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4.7

Compensation and benefits

4.6

Diversity & inclusion

4.5

Culture & values

4.4

Career opportunities

3.8

Senior management

3.4

Work/Life balance

Principal Software Engineer/Manager employees have rated Qualcomm with 4.7 out of 5 stars, based on 81 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Software Engineer/Manager professionals have an excellent working experience there. Qualcomm is rated 22% above average by Principal Software Engineer/Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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81 reviews

4.0

Feb 13, 2020

Good technology

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cutting edge technology, great compensation.

Cons

Slow decision making, late night calls due to multiple geos in other time zones.

3.0

Oct 1, 2019

A strong Technology company, but of the past

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great location. Sunny San Diego

Cons

Lost the Engineering edge, no more R&D. Upper Management is not quite as strong. They are still riding on the coat tails of previous success from 20yrs ago. WWAN modem remains to be the only unique strength of the Company. Employee rewards has fostered only the Average Technical contributions. Definition of Strong Technical Contributions has been replaced by Large volumes of mundane work.

3.0

Sep 25, 2019

In limbo

Principal software engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great location, challenging high-tech work, smart engineers

Cons

Constant death march to deadlines, aimless product management, constant litigation

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