Might be a good company to start for semi-conductor, but useless for Software People - Associate Engineer Qualcomm Employee Review

3.0
May 5, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1) Decent pay, as per industry standards 2) Good food, available almost all time 3) Ample time for freshers to ramp-up to have stable start in career. 4) Decent work-life balance for some teams.

Cons

1) Majority of good people are leaving the company 2) Semi-annual appraisal cycle (a major pro of Qualcomm over others), changed to annual. 3) Team allocation of freshers is bogus. Looks like they simply do random-shuffle. 4) HR dept doesn't seem to be active at work. (I got relieving letter, after 1 month of leaving company causing lot of trouble in my new company)

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5.0
Jun 11, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great company. Corporate teams always striving to be the best which is a great atmosphere to be in and learn from.

Cons

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3.0
Jun 2, 2026
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, the pay is like okay. Some cool reimbursement programs and health centers on campus

Cons

Career progression and culture varies extremely depending on department. Some parts almost set you up for failure and it's difficult to gain new skills. Lots of qualcomm teams are too scared to explore new technologies and migrate to state of the art services and are comfortable in sticking with old technology for familiarity. Also, HR does nothing if a coworker makes you uncomfortable.

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