Is Qualcomm a good company to work for as a Software Development Engineer (SDE)?

Software Development Engineer (SDE) professionals working at Qualcomm have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 17 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 Software Development Engineer (SDE) Jobs at Qualcomm now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineer (SDE) interview questions at Qualcomm .

Does Qualcomm pay Software Development Engineer (SDE) employees well?

Software Development Engineer (SDE) professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Qualcomm with 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 17 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 11.8% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineer (SDE) salaries and benefits at Qualcomm .

What are the top reviewed jobs at Qualcomm?

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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 1006 reviews)); "Working for Qualcomm has been amazing and the people are great." ((in 590 reviews)); "median pay is good and high" ((in 538 reviews)); "top schools a lot of talents and very helpful to others good salary" ((in 492 reviews)); "People have knowledge and work culture is good" ((in 405 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and lots of pressure during tape" ((in 1127 reviews)); "Too many managers with varied focus pulling projects in different direction is straining engineers and tech leads." ((in 171 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs in the company" ((in 159 reviews)); "Long hours to get the job done; tight schedules to meet to stay competitive in the market place;" ((in 137 reviews)); "Too much politics and performance reviews are not always fair" ((in 89 reviews))

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Qualcomm Software Development Engineer (SDE) reviews

3.9

100% would recommend to a friend

(17 total reviews)

Cristiano Amon

100% approve of CEO

100% positive business outlook

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4.5

Compensation and benefits

4.4

Culture & values

4.4

Career opportunities

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.3

Senior management

4.2

Work/Life balance

Software Development Engineer SDE employees have rated Qualcomm with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 17 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer SDE professionals have a good working experience there. Qualcomm is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer SDE professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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17 reviews

4.0

Sep 3, 2025

benefits

Software development engineer (sde)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the company has very good benefits

Cons

did not find any cons

5.0

Feb 27, 2025

Good company

Software development engineer (sde)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work culture is good and amazing sd campus

Cons

too hectic work life load

5.0

Dec 9, 2024

Good pay and wlb

Software development engineer (sde)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance and pay

Cons

Nothing. No cons really. Good place overall

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