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 4% 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 with bonus and RSU's" ((in 19 reviews)); "Good people to work and env" ((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 29 reviews)); "No work life balance." ((in 20 reviews)); "Easy layoffs and no body knows when you will recieve mail suddenly" ((in 12 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 redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about MaxLinear redundancy 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

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 Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

346 reviews

4.0

28 Apr 2026

It depends on team

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Can be interesting work Visibility into multiple layers

Cons

Depends on manager Mostly resource crunched Some teams have extended work hours. Underappreciated talents.

3.0

9 Feb 2026

good pay

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Nice and talented coworkers, gives RSU,

Cons

need work life balance and but overall it is good company to work

3.0

23 Dec 2025

Pros & Cons

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good place to learn No others pros

Cons

Poor management No other cons

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Systems Validation Engineer

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