Dolby Australia Reviews

As a graduate, promotion seems quite achievable with a few years of consistent good work and gradual increases in responsibility. Past a certain point, further promotions usually entail a lot of management/supervision, however there are still quite a number of promotion levels associated to purely technical responsibilities.

Dolby runs multiple outreach programs with universities to help encourage women in STEM, further they run initiatives for Indigenous reconciliation. Personally, I have worked on outreach projects such as mentoring and tutoring coding.

The culture is very supportive and collaborative. Everyone is open to discussions and happy to help. Whilst there is a company hierarchy, everyone gets treated equally and I have found everyone to be accommodating and pleasant to talk to.

Dolby goes out of its way to recognise and promote diversity. This includes societies within Dolby made to recognise diversity, office events and the general culture of acceptance and flexibility. The retention rate at Dolby as a result is very high.

My role is a challenging mixture of short-term product development tasks as well as long-term speculative research

The managers are always open to feedback and treat everyone equally regardless of position. Two-way feedback is always encouraged and they are very supportive of career growth.

The office is a pretty open layout, with areas specifically for collaboration. There are also various audio labs to conduct experiments and tests. There is also a great view of the harbour. The dress code is casual - individuals where what they feel comfortable in.

Resume/cover letter screening, followed by a coding assessment, followed by a phone interview then a final interview.

Dolby's base pay (excluding stock) is in line with other technology/software companies in Sydney.

Dolby has formal training opportunities around professional/personal development such as individual coaching. Most of the informal technical training comes from colleagues.

Dolby is very flexible with work hours - you can work at different times of the day to better suit your schedule as well as having a mixture of remote or in person hours.

The Sydney office has achieved a net 0 carbon footprint. There also events throughout the year addressing issues such as pollution, littering, etc. and there are differently-categorised rubbish bins throughout the office for plastics, bio products, etc.