MaxLinear reviews

3.2

52% would recommend to a friend

(346 total reviews)
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Dr. Kishore Seendripu

43% approve of CEO

31% positive business outlook

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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346 reviews
3.0
Oct 13, 2011

Give up your personal life

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Tons of work to do, which means you can learn a lot of new stuff and gain a broad view of development.

Cons

Give up your personal life

1.0
Oct 1, 2025

A cesspool of failed IITians

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The US location is close to the ocean.

Cons

A miserable place to work. Misery loves company, no pun intended. Don't be fooled by the "RF" position. The work is not that great a lot of times. Don't get scammed. Some people here are delusional and must meet good psychiatrists.

1.0
Jul 8, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing positive left really! not even technically. MxL used to be a good place at least for learning.

Cons

Poor Management (technical & general) Lack of vision Financially weak Toxic environment There are expectations but no appreciation Engineers will pay (already paid) for wrong top level decisions. Not a place to grow Leave rate is high in Engineering (RFIC)

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