Broadcom Staff II Software Development Engineer reviews

3.3

49% would recommend to a friend

(207 total reviews)
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Hock E. Tan

62% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

Engineer, Staff II Software Development employees have rated Broadcom with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 207 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Engineer, Staff II Software Development professionals have a good working experience there. Broadcom is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Engineer, Staff II Software Development professionals compared to other employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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207 reviews
5.0
Oct 4, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Work Environment is great. Smartest people in industry. Good opportunities to innovate and achieve. Unlike other semiconductor companies, you get actual ownership for your work. Absolute cutting edge work.

Cons

Inter department transfer is not easy, this may lead to saturation if you work long enough for same technology .

4.0
Sep 23, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are a lot of room for growth and development. There are also a lot of different groups and job opportunities within Broadcom which allow people to try expand their expertise in different areas.

Cons

There are not a lot of Cons, however if it not a 9am-5pm type of job. It requires a lot of hours and dedication.

2.0
Jun 20, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Restricted Stock Units (competitive compared to other companies) - Highly skilled engineers

Cons

- Requires constant unpaid overtime (14 hours, 6 days a week) - Lots of traveling to support customers with high demands - No IP and architecture ownership in the Markham location - Software engineers are not valued in DTV!

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