Working in fast paced, innovative and start up like environment in a growing industry - Hardware Engineer Staff Qualcomm Employee Review

4.0
27 Mar 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Minimal micro-management, lots of leeway given to engineers, start-up feel

Cons

Top loaded, harder and harder to get promoted, discourages younger engineers

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13 May 2026
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Pros

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

Cons

Pay salary range is medium

3.0
2 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits, the pay is like okay. Some cool reimbursement programs and health centers on campus

Cons

Career progression and culture varies extremely depending on department. Some parts almost set you up for failure and it's difficult to gain new skills. Lots of qualcomm teams are too scared to explore new technologies and migrate to state of the art services and are comfortable in sticking with old technology for familiarity. Also, HR does nothing if a coworker makes you uncomfortable.

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