For Engineers, Managed by Engineers - Staff Engineer/Manager Qualcomm Employee Review

4.0
Mar 3, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Qualcomm is a truly technology company. If you are an engineer and is thrilled to work on cutting edge technology each morning, Qualcomm is the place. I worked at a division called Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, which produces leading edge MEMS products for the display industry. The parent company invested well and provided us with many opportunities to experiment and come up with the best ideas. This was a great reason to work for the company. Secondly, the working environment & infrastructure was absolutely great. The company was generous in designing the space, as opposed to several companies which cut corners.

Cons

Most of the managers are engineers, and not well trained managers - so you may not get the best people managers.

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5.0
Jun 11, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great company. Corporate teams always striving to be the best which is a great atmosphere to be in and learn from.

Cons

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3.0
Jun 2, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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