Is Broadcom a good company to work for?

Broadcom has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 7,118 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 (161) , 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 478 reviews)); "The working time is quite flexible.Compensation and benefits are good." ((in 323 reviews)); "Salary is good and competitive" ((in 314 reviews)); "The people I work with are great and the direct managers I worked with are approachable and willing to help." ((in 302 reviews)); "Good compensation is offered by the company and work in electronic city where rent is less" ((in 254 reviews))

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

"bad management and not that efficient." ((in 232 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and reorgs." ((in 224 reviews)); "No job security and lay off people frequently" ((in 136 reviews)); "Even during Covid19 no work from home given and forcing employees to come to office." ((in 115 reviews)); "Demoralising at times especially if you have a bad manager" ((in 94 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 Broadcom locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Raleigh , Houston , Philadelphia , Durham , Lisle , Matawan , Allentown , Burlington , Duluth , Phoenix

Broadcom reviews

3.3

51% would recommend to a friend

(6,360 total reviews)

Hock E. Tan

61% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.0

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

2.7

Culture & values

Broadcom has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 6,360 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

1.0

Jan 28, 2018

Brutal and now cash starved

Partner manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

There are still a few good people but they are exiting as fast as they can. There really isn’t anything positive to say anymore.

Cons

Brutal environment. If they owed their mom ten cents they would spend 5 dollars on figuring out a way to beat her out of it. And if they couldn’t figure out a way to beat her out of it, they would just not pay her. It is ALL about Hoc Tan. This is his playground and the feeling is that you should be happy just to be there because he is so much smarter than you. Because of the environment you will run into people who will just do the bare minimum and you can’t blame them.

1.0

Sep 21, 2016

The company leadership will get what it deserves

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Constant cost savings measures taking place. This goes from services, tools, to shedding headcount. It sounds good in theory. Do more with less. More parking spaces are opening as headcount cuts seem to be a constant. Acquire, cut the majority of acquirees, look for the next company to buy and slash, repeat.

Cons

end customers will eventually choose elsewhere. This company no longer cares about customers or its employees. Don't expect a long happy career. Hock sucked the soul and enthusiasm that once thrived at Broadcom corporation. Broadcom limited is just that...limited...innovation, happy employees, passion, long term vision.

4.0

Apr 22, 2016

We'll have to wait and see

Principal software systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good compensation and benefits. Working with smart experienced people.

Cons

The new profit-is-everything mantra does not seem like it will be a positive for engineers. It is still very early on after acquisition by Avago, so we'll have to see how it plays out. Right now it seems like it will only be great for shareholders. Long work hours. Always in fire-fighting mode, so there isn't any time to learn new skills or even get to lower-priority nice-to-have tasks. There are not many young engineers, hiring is skewed toward more experienced engineers. Lack of new ideas coming into the company.

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