Is Qualcomm a good company to work for as a Senior Software Developer?

Senior Software Developer professionals working at Qualcomm have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 531 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Qualcomm employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Software Developer Jobs at Qualcomm now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Developer interview questions at Qualcomm .

Does Qualcomm pay Senior Software Developer employees well?

Senior Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Qualcomm with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 531 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Developer salaries at Qualcomm.

How happy are Senior Software Developer professionals working at Qualcomm?

72% of Senior Software Developer employees at Qualcomm would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 4% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Developer professionals have also rated Qualcomm with a 3.5 rating for work-life-balance, 3.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.5 rating for culture and values and 3.9 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 1038 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 560 reviews)); "Pay is good and above industry average" ((in 543 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 406 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 167 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs in the company" ((in 157 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 93 reviews)); "life balance is not good since the modem team is under staffed" ((in 87 reviews))

Qualcomm Senior Software Developer reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(531 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

76% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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Senior Software Developer employees have rated Qualcomm with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 531 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Qualcomm is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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531 reviews

4.0

Nov 25, 2025

Senior software engineer at Qualcomm

Senior software engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Office food Flexible timings Exposure

Cons

Base pay is less. Heavy work at times

4.0

Nov 24, 2025

Great Benefits, Decent Pay - WLB varies on BU

Senior software engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Benefits Pay is Decent to Above Average compared to market. Flexible time off and understanding of family commitments has been the norm.

Cons

Matrix management forces you to focus on visibility. You have to be willing to advocate/brag for yourself (but of course base it on facts). WLB can be mixed depending on which department you're at.

4.0

Nov 22, 2025

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Senior software engineer

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CEO approval

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Pros

Learn n no of things in less duration

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Learn to do work quickly for better work life balance

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