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Good, but declining

Staff Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Qualcomm for less than 1 year
October 5, 2010
San Diego, California
3.0
Doesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Great benefits. Good corporate culture - you are respected for whatever you do. Amazing weather in San Diego. Best company to work for if you are interested in learning wireless technologies.

Cons

Not a lot of innovative work.

Hard to find career advancement opportunities. For example, if you want to switch from engineering to product management.

Work-life balance may not be possible in some groups.

Salary is not great.

Advice to Management

Cut fat in some of the areas. Turn around, BREW. Bring in outside management at the top level and focus on software quality. Pay better.

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