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

Staff Software Engineer/Manager professionals working at Qualcomm have rated their employer with 3.7 out of 5 stars in 752 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 Software Engineer/Manager Jobs at Qualcomm now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Staff Software Engineer/Manager interview questions at Qualcomm .

Does Qualcomm pay Staff Software Engineer/Manager employees well?

Staff Software Engineer/Manager professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Qualcomm with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 752 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.1% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Staff Software Engineer/Manager salaries at Qualcomm.

How happy are Staff Software Engineer/Manager professionals working at Qualcomm?

71% of Staff Software Engineer/Manager employees at Qualcomm would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 9% in the past 12 months. Staff Software Engineer/Manager professionals have also rated Qualcomm with a 2.8 rating for work-life-balance, 3.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.3 rating for culture and values and 3.7 rating for career opportunities.

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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 1044 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 564 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 550 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 413 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 1132 reviews)); "Too many managers with varied focus pulling projects in different direction is straining engineers and tech leads." ((in 175 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs in the company" ((in 161 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 138 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 93 reviews))

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Qualcomm Staff Software Engineer/Manager reviews

3.7

71% would recommend to a friend

(752 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

55% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

2.8

Work/Life balance

Staff Software Engineer/Manager employees have rated Qualcomm with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 752 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Staff Software Engineer/Manager professionals have a good working experience there. Qualcomm is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Staff Software Engineer/Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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752 reviews

2.0

Sep 19, 2010

Qualcomm CDMA used to be a good place to work. Not anymore!

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cutting edge technology Very good benefits, although salaries are low Depending on the project you are working on, your job is probably secure

Cons

Stagnent organization. No opportunityies for promotion Forget about having a life while you work at Qualcomm CDMA. You are expected to work very late every day and on weekends too. Terrible communications from the leadership team. Terrible quality (both personal and technical) people in important positions Salaries are below average

3.0

Aug 30, 2010

Mangement not clear on what next to do...

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation is very good compared to other companies. Good benefits... Lot of chances to switch between divisions.

Cons

No work/life balance. Very long hours without any need. Lot of internal politics. Unnecessarily management takes a long time to allow engineers to switch between teams

1.0

Aug 27, 2010

I am leaving...

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Trainings ( but you may not have time for them at all) - Good benefit - Job security - Good start for the fresh graduates

Cons

- No management support . You need to drive/figure out/push around solely by yourself. Management is doing nothing but taking credits. No 1on1 meeting from the direct manager for half a year. - Non-realistic deadlines - Long long hours. 60 hours per week is nothing, and you are not appreciated. You'd better working 24/7. - No life. You are supposed to be a machine, not a human being. - Does not have collaborative culture. - If your project lead is from another team, you are always the scapegoat for project being behind the schedule even if they were behind far before you joined in.

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