Is Qualcomm a good company to work for as a Senior Software Engineer?

Senior Software Engineer professionals working at Qualcomm have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 527 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Qualcomm employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Software Engineer Jobs at Qualcomm now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Engineer interview questions at Qualcomm .

Does Qualcomm pay Senior Software Engineer employees well?

Senior Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Qualcomm with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 527 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Engineer salaries at Qualcomm.

How happy are Senior Software Engineer professionals working at Qualcomm?

73% of Senior Software Engineer employees at Qualcomm would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 3% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Engineer professionals have also rated Qualcomm with a 3.5 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.6 rating for culture and values and 4.0 rating for career opportunities.

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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 1047 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 567 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 536 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 473 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 173 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs in the company" ((in 155 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 136 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 94 reviews)); "life balance is not good since the modem team is under staffed" ((in 88 reviews))

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3.8

73% would recommend to a friend

(527 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

77% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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Senior Engineer (Software) employees have rated Qualcomm with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 527 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Engineer (Software) professionals have a good working experience there. Qualcomm is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Engineer (Software) professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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527 reviews

5.0

Jun 26, 2026

Supportive environment with good work-life balance

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance. Supportive environment

Cons

None none none none none

3.0

Jun 12, 2026

Good pay in stocks, but high workload and politics

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pays you well in stocks

Cons

Too much work. Management politics will be there

3.0

Jun 10, 2026

Good work-life balance, but disorganization and red tape persist

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Generally good WLB and benefits

Cons

Must live in SD which is a mid city either HCOL Some teams are very disorganized World worst IT department Heavy red tape and bureaucracy throughout the company

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