Good place to work - Hardware Engineer Qualcomm Employee Review

4.0
Jul 7, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to work Great people and very smart people Interesting and challenging projects Decent pay for cost of living San Diego is an amazing city

Cons

Long hours Understaffed (in my technology silo, but I know other areas that were overstaffed) Lots of outsourcing overseas, which often results in lower quality work, and inconvenient hours to accommodate collaboration between locations

Explore other reviews about Qualcomm

5.0
Dec 12, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very good environment. Great people Great technology

Cons

Night meetings Early morning meetings.

2
3.0
Jun 2, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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.

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All