Qualcomm Staff Software Engineer/Manager reviews

3.7

71% would recommend to a friend

(752 total reviews)
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Cristiano Amon

55% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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
4.0
Dec 8, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great flexibility to work and learn Good work life balance Great leave policy (flex time off) Great insurance and wellbeing benefits

Cons

Lower compensation(Base, RSU, Bonus) Dependency on global teams that can affect work life balance Prone to work force reduction

3.0
Nov 22, 2025

Good

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you can work in Qualcomm, you can work in any company

Cons

Work life balance. Even they expect you to work over weekend

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