Broadcom Principal Software Development Engineer reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(238 total reviews)
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Hock E. Tan

85% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Principal Engineer Software Development employees have rated Broadcom with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 238 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Engineer Software Development professionals have a good working experience there. Broadcom is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Principal Engineer Software Development professionals compared to other employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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238 reviews
1.0
Oct 10, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Good execution in top management and good corporate efficiency overall, especially on a low program budget. Showy inflated position titles but not necessarily also compensations.

Cons

Low standard in line management. Manipulative, verbally abusive, trick-playing, and over-powering practice of team management seen with an infamous individual manager. Cheap, harsh, and cow-boy style of management which fooled or took advantage of employees. Managers happily took away innovative, diligent, and quality contributions often at employee's extra sacrifice of personal time and life, but hesitated to compensate back, eating free lunch with selfish personal career advancement while breaking fundamental trust with employees. Denied mistreatment to last minute, and for years took no meaningful action to recognize employees until employee resignation. Precious years of career unfortunately spent with such manager/employer.

4.0
Aug 23, 2012

over 5 years

Recommend
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Pros

performance driven, a attitude always look for improvements, engineer oriented, technology driven, continous change

Cons

slow growth apportunities, mostly depends on which devision you belong to

2.0
Jun 21, 2012

Was a great company, but not now

Recommend
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Pros

1. plenty of resources and IPs 2. good benefits 3. multi sites offices

Cons

1. cut employees' benefit slowly 2. CEO and higher level officers ignore the voice from lower levels 3. tight schedule and endless projects

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