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 18 reviews)); "Good people to work and env" ((in 18 reviews)); "Good Colleagues that help you onboard" ((in 14 reviews)); "Good place to learn and grow" ((in 9 reviews)); "decent compensations and benefits" ((in 8 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 22 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 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

1.0

Oct 7, 2016

modern day slavery

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Maxlinear has acquired many groups from different companies recently so you can expect tons of work but don't expect any help from other.

Cons

it is modern day slavery where engineers are treated like slave. be ready to work from 8AM to 11PM everyday including weekend. forget about family life. you will be under lots of pressure to deliver because management will be behind you all the time. Very average digital engineers but they think that they are best. Poor quality of work in India. Less salary and raise. I won't be surprised if they cut your salary. incapable Design and Verification lead. even few years experience guys will perform better than them. horrible india's office

MaxLinear Response

Thank you for giving feedback. While MaxLinear may not have been a good fit for you, we are actively hiring in India and work hard to select the best candidate for each position. Work hours may be shifted some to allow engineers to collaborate with other international teams, but we don’t expect employees to work 15 hour days. In the local area (Bangalore), our current staff is seen as being exceptionally talented. We wish you the best in your next position.

1.0

Oct 1, 2012

Not for everyone

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stock seems doing better recently.

Cons

Very bad people skills and rudeness of management.

1.0

Aug 4, 2011

aggressive environment and lacks professionalism

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company is located in sunny San Diego

Cons

The mamagemnt teamt are not positive leaders and don't generally treat employees well. They seem to have a lot of turnover in HR so no one is ever there long enough to help but not sure mgmt would let them make changes anyway. The common theme among the leaders in the company is one of aggression.

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