Qualcomm Careers & Employment - Working at Qualcomm

Great work environment. Manager was always willing to help and give encouragement whenever either me or other coworkers needed it. Workplace was very relaxed, but everyone got their work done.

Senior Financial Analyst in San Diego, CA

on June 9, 2021

A shell of its former glory

Poor business decisions by execs led to staff and benefit cut backs. Company got bloated.Nice people but many long term employees who started right out of college and are over titled and not leaving anytime soon. Hard to climb up ladder if no one leaves. There are many departments where the lowest level employee is a Senior Manager or director. Lots of big titles with no direct reports. Little career development. Amazing lack of communication and shocking how even long term employees don't know what is going on. Can be stressful. There have been a few suicides.

Engineer in San Diego, CA

on June 6, 2021

talented people. stressful work. Pay could be better

Stress work. Fast pace. Pay could be better given the amount of work. Benefits are excellent. Job security sucks. On site food is terrible and expensive.

Staff Engineer, AI Tools in Austin, TX

on June 4, 2021

+ Socially conscientious company.

My group is very stratified with a very top down management style that is not conducive to collaboration. But this a small group in a very large company so it is very possible my experience is unrepresentative.The pay is quite good. The company seems to have a very good social ethic.

Test Lab Technician in Boulder, CO

on June 3, 2021

Interesting projects, plenty of resources available when needed( hardware, network, etc )

I thought I would be involved with some of the upcoming 5G network projects. Instead , I was working on more mundane , obsoleted technologies in server infrastructure. Except maybe for HiSpeed data buss communications tasks ,. That stuff was interesting. This was a great place to work for, but they had a little trouble acknowledging when existing project hardware demands outran available resources, This happened alot. Hard to understand IT interactions & communications infrastructure, Poor documentation. It seemed their effort to maintain secrecy of certain projects or efforts, brought hardships for other groups on campus. It was a great place to work otherwise..

See all reviews

What would you say about your employer?

Help fellow job seekers by sharing your unique experience.

Write a review

Questions and answers

People have asked 36 questions about working at Qualcomm. See the answers, explore popular topics and discover unique insights from Qualcomm employees.

What advice would you give the CEO of Qualcomm about how to improve it?

How did you feel about telling people you worked at Qualcomm?

If you were in charge, what would you do to make Qualcomm a better place to work?

On average, how many hours do you work a day at Qualcomm?

How are the working hours at Qualcomm?

How flexible are your working hours at Qualcomm?

What questions did they ask during your interview at Qualcomm?

What tips or advice would you give to someone interviewing at Qualcomm?

How did you get your first interview at Qualcomm?

How did you feel about telling people you worked at Qualcomm?

What is the work environment and culture like at Qualcomm?

How do you feel about the future of Qualcomm?

See questions about:

See all Q&A

Interview insights

Insights from 278 Indeed users who have interviewed with Qualcomm within the last 5 years.

Favorable experience

Interview is average

Process takes about two weeks

Interview Questions

Asked about my Linux systems experience and my git experience.

Shared on March 29, 2020

Technical—circuits, software, Unix/Linux. Behavioral—working on teams in stressful environment. Strengths and weaknesses. What are you most proud of.

Shared on May 20, 2018

Many involving work interaction and detail within the daily routine.

Shared on August 9, 2017

Explore interviews

Qualcomm locations

What's being discussed at Qualcomm?

Select a topic to see what people are saying about different issues

Professional developmentExplore skills and training, pay raises and promotions and management and culture.
Mission and valuesExplore company values, community, the relevance of the mission and moving on.
PTO and work-life balanceExplore PTO allowances, work-life balance and flexibility and parental leave.
Work from homeExplore work from home during COVID-19, remote work support and work-life balance.
COVID-19 responseExplore leadership during COVID-19, working conditions and WFH support.