Is Qualcomm a good company to work for as a Design Engineer?

Design Engineer professionals working at Qualcomm have rated their employer with 4.4 out of 5 stars in 29 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Qualcomm employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Design Engineer Jobs at Qualcomm now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Design Engineer interview questions at Qualcomm .

Does Qualcomm pay Design Engineer employees well?

Design Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Qualcomm with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 29 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 13.3% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Design Engineer salaries at Qualcomm.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Qualcomm?

Software Engineer (976) , Senior Engineer (823) , Engineer (808) , Staff Engineer (621) , Senior Software Engineer (542) , Senior Staff Engineer (242) , Senior Lead Engineer (205) , Intern (176) , Associate Engineer (137) , Staff Software Engineer (134) , Interim Engineering Intern (124) , Hardware Engineer (116) , Systems Engineer (75) , Senior Hardware Engineer (66) , Software Engineer(Internship) (65)

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

"All the benefits are good and recently the company is trying to mimic Google like culture" ((in 1072 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 585 reviews)); "Pay is good and above industry average" ((in 532 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 455 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 399 reviews))

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

"Too many managers with varied focus pulling projects in different direction is straining engineers and tech leads." ((in 179 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs in the company" ((in 160 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 142 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 96 reviews)); "Too much politics and performance reviews are not always fair" ((in 93 reviews))

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4.4

81% would recommend to a friend

(29 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

100% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

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Design Engineer employees have rated Qualcomm with 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 29 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Design Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Qualcomm is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Design Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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29 reviews

5.0

Jul 2, 2026

Good learning environment with advanced technology

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good learning environment Advance technology

Cons

So far no cons. All good.

5.0

Apr 26, 2025

good

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

all things are provided by company

Cons

no cons its a good company

3.0

Oct 20, 2024

good teams - learning oppourtunities but not so well work life balance

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

learning opportunities are great and ever growing

Cons

not so great work life balance

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