Is Qualcomm a good company to work for as a Sr. Software Engineer?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Qualcomm have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 536 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Qualcomm employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Sr. Software Engineer Jobs at Qualcomm now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Software Engineer interview questions at Qualcomm .

Does Qualcomm pay Sr. Software Engineer employees well?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Qualcomm with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 536 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Software Engineer salaries at Qualcomm.

How happy are Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Qualcomm?

71% of Sr. Software Engineer employees at Qualcomm would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 6% in the past 12 months. Sr. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Qualcomm with a 3.5 rating for work-life-balance, 3.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.5 rating for culture and values and 3.9 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 1047 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 567 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 536 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 473 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 399 reviews))

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

"Too many managers with varied focus pulling projects in different direction is straining engineers and tech leads." ((in 173 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs in the company" ((in 155 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 136 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 94 reviews)); "life balance is not good since the modem team is under staffed" ((in 88 reviews))

Qualcomm Sr. Software Engineer reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(536 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

76% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated Qualcomm with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 536 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Qualcomm is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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536 reviews

3.0

Jul 28, 2014

Great benefits, good market strategy , could use better leadership

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent RSUs, bonus, health plan and vacation time. Average base salary. QCOM offers engineers the opportunity to work on a variety of technologies.

Cons

Many old timers promoted to managerial positions lack planning /leadership skills. Daily status meetings (mornings, evenings and weekends) makes work/life integration difficult. Too many processes negatively impact the execution of the projects in a very competitive market.

4.0

Jun 28, 2014

senior software engineer

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay, good benefits and good job security policy.

Cons

Work pressure can be very high sometimes. Frequent reorganizations.

5.0

Jun 17, 2014

Good company, lifer for a lot of people.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, opportunity to grow vertically.

Cons

Horizontal growth minimal to non-existent.

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