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 people to work and env" ((in 19 reviews)); "Good Salary and get to learn more" ((in 16 reviews)); "Good Colleagues that help you onboard" ((in 13 reviews)); "Good place to learn and grow" ((in 9 reviews)); "decent compensations and benefits" ((in 6 reviews))

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

"bad management and no added amenties" ((in 28 reviews)); "No work life balance." ((in 19 reviews)); "easy to layoff" ((in 11 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)); "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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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

5.0

Aug 15, 2017

Firmware Engineer

Firmware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Less number of employees who work efficiently. You get more responsibilities and good work. Get to work on almost all modules with varieties of tasks and issues to handle. Very less redundant work. Creative work environment which encourages learning. Good compensation/salary as per industry standard.

Cons

No training even for freshers. Put directly in to work. Critical time constraints for deliverables.

3.0

Aug 2, 2017

Not a bad company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

(1.) Competitive environment (2.) Decent salaries

Cons

If you are unlucky, your manager can be narcissistic, your life will be screwed up.

4.0

Oct 24, 2016

Sr. Staff Embedded Software Engineer

Senior staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Challenging work, company offers good benefits and is financially sound.

Cons

Inadequate staffing leads to crazy hours at times.

MaxLinear Response

Thank you for your feedback. As you can see from our careers page, we are actively working to hire in critical areas so please refer your friends to the Recruiting Team.

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