Generally a great place to work, with some off-hours demands due to offshore processes - Staff Firmware Engineer Qualcomm Employee Review

4.0
Jan 27, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Strong engineering culture with deep technical expertise Opportunities to work on complex, large-scale, real-world products Smart and collaborative colleagues across multiple domains Good ownership and autonomy at senior/staff levels

Cons

Global/offshore collaboration often requires late-night or early-morning meetings Time-zone challenges can impact work-life balance Some processes move slowly due to scale and cross-site coordination Decision-making can involve multiple stakeholders, adding overhead

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5.0
Jun 11, 2026
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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

challenging to get hired; best bet is referal

3.0
Jun 2, 2026
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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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