Item: Qualcomm
Rating: 3
Author: Current employee - Lead Engineer

Question 1

Is Qualcomm a good company to work for?

Accepted Answer

Qualcomm has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 12,723 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.

Question 2

Does Qualcomm pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 3

How satisfied are employees working at Qualcomm?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 4

What are the top reviewed jobs at Qualcomm?

Accepted Answer

Software Engineer (975), Senior Engineer (822), Engineer (808), Staff Engineer (621), Senior Software Engineer (542), Senior Staff Engineer (242), Senior Lead Engineer (205), Intern (176), Associate Engineer (137), Staff Software Engineer (133), Interim Engineering Intern (124), Hardware Engineer (116), Systems Engineer (75), Senior Hardware Engineer (66), Software Engineer(Internship) (65)

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

"All the benefits are good and recently the company is trying to mimic Google like culture" ((in 1029 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 596 reviews)); "Pay is good and above industry average" ((in 541 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 477 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 411 reviews))

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

"Management is bad and stupid." ((in 385 reviews)); "Too many managers with varied focus pulling projects in different direction is straining engineers and tech leads." ((in 171 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs in the company" ((in 157 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 137 reviews)); "Too much politics and performance reviews are not always fair" ((in 89 reviews))

Question 7

What are employees saying about Qualcomm layoffs in 2026?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

What are the top reviewed Qualcomm locations?

Accepted Answer

San Diego, San Jose, Santa Clara, Boulder, Raleigh, Austin, Bridgewater, Boston, New York, Los Angeles, Boxborough, 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

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Good, but not great

Company with great values. Kinda like the Dark Knight of Wireless industry!!

Fading glory

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