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

Staff Engineer/Manager professionals working at Qualcomm have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 71 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 Staff Engineer/Manager Jobs at Qualcomm now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Staff Engineer/Manager interview questions at Qualcomm .

Does Qualcomm pay Staff Engineer/Manager employees well?

Staff Engineer/Manager professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Qualcomm with 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 71 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Staff Engineer/Manager salaries and benefits at Qualcomm .

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

98% of Staff Engineer/Manager employees at Qualcomm would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 11% in the past 12 months. Staff Engineer/Manager professionals have also rated Qualcomm with a 3.1 rating for work-life-balance, 4.2 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.2 rating for culture and values and 4.7 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 1006 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 590 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 538 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 492 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 405 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 1127 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 159 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))

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Qualcomm Staff Engineer/Manager reviews

4.0

98% would recommend to a friend

(71 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

99% approve of CEO

94% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.7

Career opportunities

4.2

Culture & values

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Senior management

3.1

Work/Life balance

Staff Engineer/Manager employees have rated Qualcomm with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 71 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Staff Engineer/Manager professionals have a good working experience there. Qualcomm is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Staff Engineer/Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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71 reviews

4.0

Jan 14, 2026

Best company to grow technically fast

Senior staff engineer/manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very quick adaption to new tech nodes Diverse projects

Cons

Work life balance needs improved

4.0

Dec 24, 2024

Great place to work

Senior staff engineer/manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work culture in R&D Highly motivated and brilliant colleagues Opportunity to work on world-leading cutting edge tech.

Cons

Very high expectations, relatively less work life balance.

4.0

Oct 28, 2023

Good name for $, that's all about it.

Staff engineer manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

$, generous package to feed the family, bonus+stocks. Top tier wireless chipset company to learn, if you are working on electronics related career, carrying the name of 'Qualcomm' could bring you further in next career.

Cons

Lay off is alwayssss happening, no reason needed, low moral, as you don't know when you will be the next. Policy applies to non-VP levels, director or above only need to travel business class, 5 star lodging and please their line managers for not being laid off next round, I barely see their productivity, but only huge spending group.

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