Is Qualcomm a good company to work for as a Senior Software Developer?

Senior Software Developer professionals working at Qualcomm have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 532 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 Senior Software Developer Jobs at Qualcomm now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Developer interview questions at Qualcomm .

Does Qualcomm pay Senior Software Developer employees well?

Senior Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Qualcomm with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 532 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Developer salaries at Qualcomm.

How happy are Senior Software Developer professionals working at Qualcomm?

73% of Senior Software Developer employees at Qualcomm would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 3% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Developer professionals have also rated Qualcomm with a 3.5 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.6 rating for culture and values and 4.0 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs 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 Senior Software Developer reviews

3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(532 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

77% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

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4.0

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Career opportunities

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.2

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Senior Software Developer employees have rated Qualcomm with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 532 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Qualcomm is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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532 reviews

3.0

Oct 22, 2025

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Senior software engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work environment and pay is good

Cons

No work life balance people with good working knowledge should join

5.0

Oct 18, 2025

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Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Company to work with good opportunity to learn and work

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No consequences so far from my exeprience

5.0

Oct 18, 2025

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Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

excellent salary and benefits related to health.

Cons

too comfortable environment, if you enter here you will leave when you retire.

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