Is Broadcom a good company to work for?

Broadcom has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 7,125 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 3% over the last 12 months. 51% of employees would recommend working at Broadcom to a friend and 67% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Broadcom have been left by employees working as Intern , Intern - Hourly and Systems Engineer .

Does Broadcom pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Broadcom employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Broadcom. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Broadcom?

51% of Broadcom employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Broadcom 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Broadcom?

Software Engineer (327) , Senior Software Engineer (162) , Principal Engineer (119) , Technical Support Engineer (117) , Principal Software Engineer (115) , Engineer (104) , Intern (93) , Staff Engineer (80) , Member Of Technical Staff (75) , Manager (63) , IC Design Engineer (55) , Director (51) , Staff Software Engineer (51) , Solutions Architect (49) , Test Engineer (46)

What are the pros of working at Broadcom according to real employee reviews?

"1. Overall CTC (Pay) is good (due to RSUs and ESPP option)" ((in 455 reviews)); "Salary is good and competitive" ((in 323 reviews)); "The working time is quite flexible.Compensation and benefits are good." ((in 322 reviews)); "The people I work with are great and the direct managers I worked with are approachable and willing to help." ((in 303 reviews)); "Good compensation is offered by the company and work in electronic city where rent is less" ((in 250 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Broadcom according to real employee reviews?

"bad management and not that efficient." ((in 229 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and reorgs." ((in 228 reviews)); "No job security and lay off people frequently" ((in 138 reviews)); "Even during Covid19 no work from home given and forcing employees to come to office." ((in 121 reviews)); "Demoralising at times especially if you have a bad manager" ((in 89 reviews))

What are employees saying about Broadcom layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Broadcom layoffs and their outlook for job security at Broadcom in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Broadcom locations?

Irvine , San Jose , Palo Alto , Sunnyvale , San Diego , Santa Clara , Austin , Fort Collins , New York , Atlanta , Boston , Plano , Broomfield , Los Angeles , Dallas , Denver , Draper , San Francisco , Washington , Chicago , Andover , Reston , Houston , Bellevue , Seattle , Breinigsville , Lisle , Durham , Raleigh , Matawan

Broadcom reviews

3.3

51% would recommend to a friend

(6,366 total reviews)

Hock E. Tan

61% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

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Broadcom has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 6,366 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Broadcom employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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6K reviews

3.0

Mar 23, 2011

OK

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

flexible working time, diversified products, pretty good pay for old dogs company is making good progress, job security is good in a few years

Cons

compensation dropped as fast as the revenue increased technically no more vacation day, but everyday is vacation day if you are good buddy of your boss career development is majorly based on the personal relationship with higher level people. If you are somebody’s "brother/sister/tennis partner", you can grab others credits and promoted quickly even if you didn't do much or messed up a lot. Otherwise, just wait years to get your turn.

2.0

Jun 1, 2010

Chaos! No one in management looks more than a few days ahead....

Applications engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Most of the people you'll work with are smart. Lots of hiring has been going on recently in an attempt to properly staff some projects that have been understaffed for months or years.

Cons

Everything about this company is on the decline. Compensation, especially stock compensation, has fallen dramatically, both for new hires and for retention grants with existing employees. The quality of the cafe food and IT support has been declining, the number of social engagements with other employees has been cut to zero (not even a formal holiday party last year), and this is all concurrent with a rising number of projects and customer commitments. Those who have been there are trying to find their way out and the new ones coming in don't have a good reference point for how good this company used to be.

2.0

Mar 29, 2009

It's such a great company on the outside, but I don't feel that way on the inside.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Projects are interesting and you get to help develop cutting edge technologies. Everyone working on the projects really knows their stuff and come from many different backgrounds which provides opportunities to work with all sorts of interesting people. It's a large corporation and has the ups and downs of one such as great benefits but also has a high amount of segregation between levels. The majority of the employees are engineers, a lot more than similar companies. Shared offices are better than cubicles.

Cons

The pay was decent but now it's no longer good. All sorts of new technologies and products are being created but it feels as if it has no impact on how well the company is doing. I feel as if I have no opportunity for growth or promotion. Work load will fluctuate between extreme highs and lows. No more free drinks, subsidized foods or free lunches.

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Chaos! No one in management looks more than a few days ahead....

It's such a great company on the outside, but I don't feel that way on the inside.

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