Good pay and benefits, but zero work-life balance - Lead Software Engineer Qualcomm Employee Review

1.0
Jun 5, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good compensation and good benifits.

Cons

Too much work, and literally 0 wlb. People work on weekends also and on weekdays nearly 11 hrs, sometimes goes upto 12 hrs daily. No free time for family or for personal eerands. Wlb is dead here.

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5.0
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Pros

Competitive Pay and good team

Cons

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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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