Good starting point for career in Silicon Valley - Senior Software Engineer Qualcomm Employee Review

4.0
3 Aug 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Qualcomm has some cool hardware teams in Silicon Valley. - Can be a great place to pick up some embedded software or test engineering skills. - Good work-life balance - Free drinks/sodas

Cons

- Not as many opportunities as San Diego HQ - Feels like projects in the Bay Area are treated as experimental, and HQ is fine cutting entire teams/divisions - Takes a little too long to get promoted. Some employees deserve a promotion at least a year before it finally happens. - Salary is noticeably less than similar companies nearby, but Qualcomm's health, bonuses, and RSU program outweigh most companies.

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5.0
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Recommend
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Pros

Work life balance is really good, colleagues are both kind and techinical

Cons

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4.0
27 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great design team. Learn a lot in the project. Great resources for self motivated technical improvement.

Cons

Big wave of talented engineers leaving in some critical departments. CEO lacks responsibility on the company development. CEO and CFO have been selling their stocks a lot every year.

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