Is Qualcomm a good company to work for?

Qualcomm has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 12,746 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 73% of employees would recommend working at Qualcomm to a friend and 64% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Qualcomm have been left by employees working as Internship , Summer Intern and SWE Intern .

Does Qualcomm pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Qualcomm employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Qualcomm. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Qualcomm?

73% of Qualcomm employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Qualcomm 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Qualcomm?

Software Engineer (976) , Senior Engineer (826) , Engineer (809) , Staff Engineer (621) , Senior Software Engineer (542) , 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 (67) , 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 1023 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 586 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 547 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 490 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 408 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Qualcomm according to real employee 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 165 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 136 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 89 reviews)); "life balance is not good since the modem team is under staffed" ((in 88 reviews))

What are employees saying about Qualcomm layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Qualcomm layoffs and their outlook for job security at Qualcomm in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Qualcomm locations?

San Diego , San Jose , Santa Clara , Boulder , Raleigh , Austin , Bridgewater , Boston , Boxborough , New York , Los Angeles , San Francisco , Sunnyvale , Atlanta , Santa Clarita , Israel , San Diego Country Estates , Tempe , Washington , San Diego , Irvine , La Jolla , California , Seattle , Burlington , Mira Mesa , Phoenix , Auburn Hills , Dallas , Carlsbad

Qualcomm reviews

3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(11,010 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

69% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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Qualcomm has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 11,010 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Qualcomm employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

11K reviews

4.0

Jul 24, 2023

Generally a great experience

Cyber security analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Handled pandemic with compassion and patience. Treat employees well - strong work/life balance. Great benefits. Mission makes for a better world. Beautiful campus. Great collaboration globally with teams across the world.

Cons

Too much politics with upper management. Lack of true leadership among managers and bosses. Not enough projects spread across team for growth. Training budget diminished over time. Bonuses were very minimal even when the company was doing well (stock price up).

4.0

Jul 10, 2023

Decent WLB and projects, not the best team

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good projects Ability to get involved fast as a Junior Seniors willing to teach Good compensation for location

Cons

Team members lacking communication skills Team not knowing how to deal with Junior engineers (sabotaging their growth at times) Team not knowing how to set clear deadlines or work hours and later complaining. Some team members overwhelming or stifling others opinions (hierarchy)

3.0

Jul 4, 2023

Good benefits, bad management

Senior engineering operations analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good benefits - HSA, 401k, free medical, dental, vision (as in no paycheck deductions for enrollment)

Cons

current team seems limited in growth and have bad communication (inconsistent messaging), and return to fully onsite is unnecessary for most employees

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Decent WLB and projects, not the best team

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