Does MaxLinear pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MaxLinear employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MaxLinear. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MaxLinear?

52% of MaxLinear employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MaxLinear 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MaxLinear?

Engineer (19) , Staff Engineer (16) , Senior Software Engineer (14) , Software Engineer (14) , Senior Staff Engineer (12) , Systems Engineer (10) , Senior Engineer (6) , Senior Systems Engineer (6) , Manager (5) , Staff Software Engineer (5) , Applications Engineer (4) , Communication Systems Engineer (4) , Design Verification Engineer (4) , Director (4) , Principal Engineer (4)

What are the pros of working at MaxLinear according to real employee reviews?

"Good Salary and get to learn more" ((in 17 reviews)); "Good people to work and env" ((in 17 reviews)); "Good Colleagues that help you onboard" ((in 12 reviews)); "Good place to learn and grow" ((in 9 reviews)); "decent compensations and benefits" ((in 7 reviews))

What are the cons of working at MaxLinear according to real employee reviews?

"bad management and no added amenties" ((in 26 reviews)); "No work life balance here inappropriate timings." ((in 22 reviews)); "easy to layoff" ((in 10 reviews)); "Do not fully trust your manager’s opinion/suggestion, especially, when there is no another manager around and willing to prove that it wasn’t your idea to do it this way." ((in 9 reviews)); "Less pay" ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about MaxLinear layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about MaxLinear layoffs and their outlook for job security at MaxLinear in 2026.

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3.2

52% would recommend to a friend

(346 total reviews)

Dr. Kishore Seendripu

43% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.6

Senior management

MaxLinear has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 346 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MaxLinear employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

346 reviews

4.0

Oct 11, 2016

senior design engineer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good work and aggressive deadlines

Cons

bad management and no added amenties

MaxLinear Response

Thank you for providing feedback and we wish you the best in your next position.

5.0

Oct 9, 2016

Excellent

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There is very good work environment and people are so friendly. You will learn a lot for sure. You will work on real critical projects.

Cons

The work life balance is slightly disturbing. The salary is less compared to the job you are doing. But overall if you are interested in analog/RF it totally worth the pain.

MaxLinear Response

Thank you for taking the time to give your thoughts on your time at MaxLinear. We do regularly review compensation and work to ensure total compensation (base salary, bonus and stock / RSUs) is appropriate for each employee. We are also hiring in key areas, so we welcome any candidates you may want to refer.

5.0

Jul 19, 2016

Senior Staff

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Learn at a fast pace. 2. Very transparent. 3. Effort by all groups to make the products successful. First tapeout becomes a production chip, something I have never seen in other places. 4. Desire to dig out all issues and resolve all issues to make a quality product.

Cons

1. Sometimes gets difficult to meet the schedules. 2. Low on fun activities. 3. Nothing major.

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