Qualcomm Sr. Software Engineer reviews

Qualcomm chipsets power a huge range of devices in the worldwide market. In order to stay competitive, the pipeline is always filled to the brim. This means that there's very little time for good software practices and much of the effort, at least from a SW perspective, is spent porting and patching. This gets tiresome after a while and doesn't provide for much satisfaction with one's job as actual innovation often needs to take a backseat. In addition, because there are so many engineers involved, getting things done is often difficult because there's always some team you'll need to get support from in order to get the job done, no matter how simple the task. The overhead is exhausting.

* Promotions here are based on number of years you spent on the job not on how much you've contributed. This encourages incomptetency imo. * Politics at the midlevel management is abundant.