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

Principal Software Development Engineer professionals working at Broadcom have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 238 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Broadcom employees being 3.3 out of 5 stars. Search open Principal Software Development Engineer Jobs at Broadcom now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Principal Software Development Engineer interview questions at Broadcom .

Does Broadcom pay Principal Software Development Engineer employees well?

Principal Software Development Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Broadcom with 4.3 out of 5 stars based on 238 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.4% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Principal Software Development Engineer salaries at Broadcom.

How happy are Principal Software Development Engineer professionals working at Broadcom?

58% of Principal Software Development Engineer employees at Broadcom would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 37% in the past 12 months. Principal Software Development Engineer professionals have also rated Broadcom with a 2.9 rating for work-life-balance, 2.8 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.8 rating for culture and values and 2.8 rating 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 464 reviews)); "Stock price is good if you have a lot of them salary is about average." ((in 330 reviews)); "The working time is quite flexible.Compensation and benefits are good." ((in 326 reviews)); "The people I work with are great and the direct managers I worked with are approachable and willing to help." ((in 295 reviews)); "Good compensation is offered by the company and work in electronic city where rent is less" ((in 260 reviews))

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

"bad management and not that efficient." ((in 223 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and reorgs." ((in 220 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 112 reviews)); "Demoralising at times especially if you have a bad manager" ((in 89 reviews))

Broadcom Principal Software Development Engineer reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(238 total reviews)

Hock E. Tan

85% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

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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 Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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238 reviews

4.0

Jun 24, 2021

Classic Broadcom was really an awesome company.

Principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best work culture, less pressure, flexible work time, nice benefits, ESPP & RSUs

Cons

After Avago acquired Broadcom, work culture changed terribly. Micro management started, Not much modernization happening in IT infrastructure domain.

3.0

Jun 13, 2021

work-life balance missing

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good payments, RSUs are unmatchable

Cons

No work-life balance. Management sucks

2.0

May 25, 2021

Great technology but need to fix broken middle mgt

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Semi company with cutting edge wireless technology Many employees best in class

Cons

Mgt makes extremely aggressive schedules, refuses to learn from past errors. Several abusive middle managers -- company culture suffers Sink or swim attitude toward new hires Hard to get a promotion Poor work/life balance: pedal to the metal all the time.

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