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.

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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 1036 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 560 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 543 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 406 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 1147 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 134 reviews)); "Too much politics and performance reviews are not always fair" ((in 91 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

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Career opportunities

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.2

Senior management

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

4.0

Jul 24, 2011

Decent company, smart employees, good work life balance

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work hours, good insurance and benefits, good work life balance, innovative work and good scope for career expansion and intra-company project shifting

Cons

Occasional strenuous project workload, work culture varies from project to project, average salary, Poor rewards for innovation - does not motivate employees to take that extra stride and innovate and add to IPR

4.0

Jul 6, 2011

University like environment, good pay, great benefits, so-so advancement

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Great upper management -Flexible work hours -ESPP -RSU stock bonuses -Smart, work oriented people (no babysitting other employees) -Empowerment environment (figure everything out for yourself) -Ability to work on cunning edge technology and change the work with your ideas -Fast paced & dynamic working environment -Bi-annual performance reviews (includes merit increase, cash & RSU bonuses) -San Diego -On site gym -Working meals

Cons

-Have to be in a position for at least 3 years -If you transfer to a different division your 3 years in position get reset -Your tech manager has the biggest weight on your performance reviews -When you get a job there they will almost always push you down in title to reduce quicker rise to management positions, will still pay you well for your experience

3.0

Jun 13, 2011

OK

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work hours and lots of indian

Cons

Lot of cost cutting going lately

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