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Growth Company, Stagnant Roles

Staff Hardware Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Qualcomm for 6 years
April 23, 2014
San Diego, California
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Pros

Amazing growth company, playing in growing markets (wireless communication standards and communication chips).

Growing stock price, which means equity-based compensation is meaningful.

Generally speaking, talented professionals and a well-managed company.

Cons

This is specific to the QCT engineering organization.

Given the level of specialization required for many roles, it's difficult to move from one team to another.

If you have a good role and are in a good team, you are in a very good spot. If not, it's not as rosy, as it's not very easy to change teams.

Also, base compensation lags other tech companies. Qualcomm makes up for it with the overall package, but the monetary compensation can be higher.

Advice to Management

Have more rotation options for incoming employees, and make it easier to move around once a person has spent a minimum amount of time (e.g., a 1-year minimum limit is used at Google) in a team.

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