Good benefits, great city but average pay. - Staff Engineer/Manager Qualcomm Employee Review

4.0
Jun 11, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

- Really good benefits package (eg. 401K match and Healthcare) - San Diego is a great city to live in. - Good work/life balance encouraged. - Good growth within company

Cons

- Pay not comparable with other companies. - Not a very mature software organization

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5.0
May 21, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Competitive Pay and good team

Cons

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3.0
Jun 2, 2026
Recommend
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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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