Is Qualcomm a good company to work for as a Staff Programmer Analyst?

Staff Programmer Analyst professionals working at Qualcomm have rated their employer with 3.7 out of 5 stars in 621 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Qualcomm employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Staff Programmer Analyst Jobs at Qualcomm now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Staff Programmer Analyst interview questions at Qualcomm .

Does Qualcomm pay Staff Programmer Analyst employees well?

Staff Programmer Analyst professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Qualcomm with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 621 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.1% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Staff Programmer Analyst salaries at Qualcomm.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Qualcomm?

Software Engineer (976) , Senior Engineer (826) , Engineer (809) , Staff Engineer (621) , Senior Software Engineer (542) , Senior Staff Engineer (242) , Senior Lead Engineer (206) , Intern (176) , Associate Engineer (137) , Staff Software Engineer (134) , Interim Engineering Intern (124) , Hardware Engineer (116) , Systems Engineer (75) , Senior Hardware Engineer (67) , Software Engineer(Internship) (65)

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 1026 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 568 reviews)); "Pay is good and above industry average" ((in 546 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 477 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 170 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs in the company" ((in 154 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 134 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 89 reviews)); "Too much politics and performance reviews are not always fair" ((in 88 reviews))

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Qualcomm Staff Programmer Analyst reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(621 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

62% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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Staff Programmer Analyst employees have rated Qualcomm with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 621 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Staff Programmer Analyst professionals have a good working experience there. Qualcomm is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Staff Programmer Analyst professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

621 reviews

4.0

Nov 4, 2025

Overall experience is very good

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

salary, work life balance, internal opprtunities

Cons

There is no career growth as many seniors are higher positions.

5.0

Oct 24, 2025

Good company to work for

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free food Nice work culture

Cons

Nothing that I could think of.

3.0

Oct 24, 2025

Work life balance is distant

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay Good opportunities Shorter project timeliness leading fast learning

Cons

Shorter project time lines adds stress to be right at first go No increase in stock prices

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