QUALCOMM Reviews

Pros

In san diego this is the best company to work for since there are not many options and among all other company it provides the best package and environment.

Cons

Salaries are not competitive. Bonus are bad and advancement opportunity is not much. Also, unless you know people well, its hard to move from one department to another.

Pros

Technically very sound company and will keep you busy.

Cons

as company is not growing so few opportunities for career growth. Also, you need networking within Qualcomm to grow. If you are not organic you are nothing. Also, Company focus is HW and not SW.

Advice to Senior Management

We need to carefully look at the sheer number of Tape out Qualcomm is doing and how they are benefiting the OEMs....sometime it feels like Qualcomm management believes in running fast but not smart.

Pros

Best city to live and raise kids. reasonable house market. good benefit.

Cons

only a few high tech companies available in San Diego city

Pros

Free soda :) kidding but still it counts.
Work culture, senior employees' interaction to teach you and make you master is awesome. Different fun events through out a year is good. Benefits and pay :)

Cons

big company, so you cannot reach ahead so quickly.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep ot up good work.

Pros

Works in a lot of different application areas making it easy for anyone to find something that they love to do!

Cons

Working in any large firm has some of the common pitfalls. Takes longer to make your presence felt and work your way higher up.

Pros

provide opportunity to work on low power technology.

Cons

work life balance is not good

Advice to Senior Management

tight timelines

Pros

Overall a good working environment, technically challenging, employees helpful and friendly. Company invests in its people. Benefits are very good.

Cons

Work pressure can be quite high. Often working over week-ends or late in the evening is required.

Pros

Leadership in their industry
Rock stars at the very top of the house
encourage creativity

Cons

Mid to Senior level managers are from the land of misfit toys
If your not driving value for core chip business, highly unlikely bold ideas will ever be funded or implemented

Advice to Senior Management

Get better at JVs, spin outs, training & development

Pros

Good Benifits and free soda

Cons

Crappy work assignments, no concept of software development proces.

Advice to Senior Management

Get your act together

Pros

The way they hold work-life balance in a high regard, a flexible company that values its employees and treats them very well.

Cons

It's a large company so it might be hard to climb to the top ranks quickly if that's your goal