Great company to work for; but limits on personal growth opportunities - Senior Engineer (Hardware) Qualcomm Employee Review

4.0
Jul 20, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great benefits, smart people, industry leader, well-run company. This is a great place if you want to be in an established, efficiently-run company.

Cons

For engineers, it can be difficult to expand to non-engineering areas, since this is discouraged. Also, Qualcomm will no longer be as dominant in the future as it was with CDMA, but it's diversifying its portfolio.

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5.0
Jun 11, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great company. Corporate teams always striving to be the best which is a great atmosphere to be in and learn from.

Cons

challenging to get hired; best bet is referal

3.0
Jun 2, 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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