Does MaxLinear pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MaxLinear employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MaxLinear. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MaxLinear?

52% of MaxLinear employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MaxLinear 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MaxLinear?

Engineer (19) , Staff Engineer (16) , Senior Software Engineer (14) , Software Engineer (14) , Senior Staff Engineer (12) , Systems Engineer (10) , Senior Engineer (6) , Senior Systems Engineer (6) , Manager (5) , Staff Software Engineer (5) , Applications Engineer (4) , Communication Systems Engineer (4) , Design Verification Engineer (4) , Director (4) , Principal Engineer (4)

What are the pros of working at MaxLinear according to real employee reviews?

"Good Salary and get to learn more" ((in 19 reviews)); "Good people to work and env" ((in 17 reviews)); "Good Colleagues that help you onboard" ((in 12 reviews)); "Good place to learn and grow" ((in 9 reviews)); "Superb working environment." ((in 6 reviews))

What are the cons of working at MaxLinear according to real employee reviews?

"bad management and no added amenties" ((in 26 reviews)); "No work life balance." ((in 20 reviews)); "easy to layoff" ((in 12 reviews)); "Do not fully trust your manager’s opinion/suggestion, especially, when there is no another manager around and willing to prove that it wasn’t your idea to do it this way." ((in 10 reviews)); "1. Long hours" ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about MaxLinear redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about MaxLinear redundancy and their outlook for job security at MaxLinear in 2026.

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MaxLinear Reviews

3.2

52% would recommend to a friend

(346 total reviews)

Dr. Kishore Seendripu

43% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

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MaxLinear has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 346 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MaxLinear employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

346 reviews

5.0

Mar 27, 2021

Great work atmosphere

Embedded software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

A lovely place to work, generally speaking great people.

Cons

Standard cons of large organisation

5.0

Aug 4, 2025

Great Place for Tech Growth and Innovation

Senior lab network administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Supportive work culture with approachable leadership Exposure to cutting-edge technologies (WLAN, PON, OLT, DSL) Excellent lab infrastructure for CPE and networking device testing Opportunities to work on real-time telecom and server-based projects Good work-life balance and flexibility for learning new skills

Cons

Nothing major to point out.

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Jobs at MaxLinear

Territory Sales Manager

Chicago, IL

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Territory Sales Manager

Senior Financial Analyst I for Sales Ops

Staff Software Applications Engineer

San Jose, CA

US$115K - US$170K /yr

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