Rudderless ship with a lot of momentum - Staff Engineer Qualcomm Employee Review

4.0
Feb 24, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Salaries are good if you don't live in San Diego. Flexible work schedules and 'unlimited' vacation days.

Cons

Untracked vacation days have no real value and vacations are at the discretion of your management. C-level people make huge decisions based on 3-month market outlooks and are usually short on long term strategy. Qualcomm survives by the momentum of their wireless modems and licensing, not by thoughtful innovation into new markets.

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5.0
Mar 6, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Lot of work so can learn a lot

Cons

Onsite work so no wfh

4.0
Jun 27, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great design team. Learn a lot in the project. Great resources for self motivated technical improvement.

Cons

Big wave of talented engineers leaving in some critical departments. CEO lacks responsibility on the company development. CEO and CFO have been selling their stocks a lot every year.

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