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 19 reviews)); "Good people to work and env" ((in 19 reviews)); "Good Colleagues that help you onboard" ((in 14 reviews)); "Good place to learn and grow" ((in 9 reviews)); "good technologies, good vibes and atmosphere" ((in 5 reviews))

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

"bad management and no added amenties" ((in 30 reviews)); "No work life balance." ((in 19 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 10 reviews)); "Easy layoffs and no body knows when you will recieve mail suddenly" ((in 10 reviews)); "Less pay" ((in 6 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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MaxLinear reviews

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

2.0

Aug 18, 2024

Going from bad to worse

Senior staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

+ Flexi work arrangement, WFH on Fridays + RSU + Plenty of really great people to work with

Cons

- Company as a whole keeps changing direction, resulting in projects getting delayed / poorly executed. - Finger-pointing is rampant when there's delay to the project schedules. - Program managers are aplenty. Some speak so loud as if there's arguments daily on the floow. - People managers hired to take on technical role. Some can be clueless in the technical aspect.

1.0

Jan 26, 2024

Incompetent top management

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very interesting technical projects, with many highly skilled engineers

Cons

Top management is highly incompetent - as you can see from the stock prices. They do not know how to delegate, how to trust and appreciate the many experts they have in their teams. They have grown up from startup and still pride themselves to be the best engineers and slow down all the projects. They are not able to isolate the big picture to make fast decision on projects. The organisational structure is a total mess. Only one guys decides , the ceo who obviously has an inflated ego and know-it-all, but contradicts himself from review to review, just thinking that shouting at people and calling them stupid will help . No maturity to run a bigger corporation. should have stayed in their garage to design their PLLs.

2.0

Mar 16, 2021

Bigger company with small mindset

Asic design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Financial stability. Could be a good learning place for younger engineers, if mentored.

Cons

No obvious career or monetary upside. Company was never known for its generosity towards chip designers. No obvious market focus. It seems leadership avoids market segments that are very competitive.

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