Is Qualcomm a good company to work for as a Associate Hardware Engineer?

Associate Hardware Engineer professionals working at Qualcomm have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 202 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Qualcomm employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Associate Hardware Engineer Jobs at Qualcomm now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Associate Hardware Engineer interview questions at Qualcomm .

Does Qualcomm pay Associate Hardware Engineer employees well?

Associate Hardware Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Qualcomm with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 202 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Associate Hardware Engineer salaries at Qualcomm.

How happy are Associate Hardware Engineer professionals working at Qualcomm?

87% of Associate Hardware Engineer employees at Qualcomm would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 32% in the past 12 months. Associate Hardware Engineer professionals have also rated Qualcomm with a 3.6 rating for work-life-balance, 4.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.7 rating for culture and values and 3.7 rating for career opportunities.

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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 1034 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 567 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 530 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 479 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 408 reviews))

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

"Work Pressure and no work life balance for few teams" ((in 1119 reviews)); "Too many managers with varied focus pulling projects in different direction is straining engineers and tech leads." ((in 175 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 135 reviews)); "Too much work close to the chip release." ((in 92 reviews))

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3.6

87% would recommend to a friend

(202 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

90% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

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Associate Engineer, Hardware employees have rated Qualcomm with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 202 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Associate Engineer, Hardware professionals have a good working experience there. Qualcomm is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Associate Engineer, Hardware professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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202 reviews

2.0

Jan 23, 2026

Okayish

Senior hardware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good for career growth for early professionals

Cons

Way too much work and no work life balance

4.0

Dec 10, 2025

Good to work for

Hardware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good location, also good office

Cons

Work life balance and no free lunch

5.0

Nov 16, 2025

It's a good company

Hardware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learning wise it's good. Too many things to do.

Cons

Too much work pressure. Need to prioritise.

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