Is Broadcom a good company to work for as a Senior Software Engineer?

Senior Software Engineer professionals working at Broadcom have rated their employer with 3.2 out of 5 stars in 162 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Broadcom employees being 3.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Software Engineer Jobs at Broadcom now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Engineer interview questions at Broadcom .

Does Broadcom pay Senior Software Engineer employees well?

Senior Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Broadcom with 4.4 out of 5 stars based on 162 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Engineer salaries at Broadcom.

What Broadcom locations are top rated by Senior Software Engineer employees?

San Jose is the top rated Broadcom location by Senior Software Engineer employees.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Broadcom?

Software Engineer (327) , Senior Software Engineer (161) , Principal Engineer (119) , Technical Support Engineer (118) , Principal Software Engineer (115) , Engineer (104) , Intern (93) , Staff Engineer (80) , Member Of Technical Staff (75) , Manager (63) , IC Design Engineer (55) , Director (52) , 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)); "The working time is quite flexible.Compensation and benefits are good." ((in 334 reviews)); "Stock price is good if you have a lot of them salary is about average." ((in 319 reviews)); "The people I work with are great and the direct managers I worked with are approachable and willing to help." ((in 307 reviews)); "Good compensation is offered by the company and work in electronic city where rent is less" ((in 256 reviews))

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

"Frequent layoffs and reorgs." ((in 236 reviews)); "bad management and not that efficient." ((in 227 reviews)); "No job security and lay off people frequently" ((in 137 reviews)); "No work from home and flexibility" ((in 113 reviews)); "Demoralising at times especially if you have a bad manager" ((in 89 reviews))

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Broadcom Senior Software Engineer reviews

3.2

56% would recommend to a friend

(162 total reviews)

Hock E. Tan

60% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Senior management

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.8

Culture & values

2.8

Career opportunities

Senior Software Engineer employees have rated Broadcom with 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 162 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Broadcom is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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162 reviews

5.0

Jan 6, 2013

Top notch employer with a challenge for everyone

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Founder is still with the company - Consistently outperforms the competition - Smart acquisitions, efficient integration

Cons

- Getting to be a big company - Uneven workload across the organization - Increasingly important legacy business i.e. you might not be working on the next hot product

1.0

May 3, 2012

It was a nightmare with good rewards at times

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Looks good on a resume

Cons

See my previous review. In the meantime, possibly as a consequence of those bad practices, the STB department was completely shut down both here and in US.

4.0

Nov 9, 2011

more challenge, nice payment, but no key tech transfer to china

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

more challenges, nice payment, nice work enrionment

Cons

but no key tech transfer to china

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