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

Dec 17, 2016

Overall a good company to work with

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

I worked in Bangalore office for more than 5 years. Many teams has talent pool for end-to-end chip development (Chip,Soc,firmware,software, except RF), so you will good exposure. For the size of the company, politics is definitely less. Initially use to pay very well, then came down and improved later after avago acquisition.

Cons

Chose the correct team as quite a few teams are difficult place to work (no work life balance, lots of internal bickering) Information sharing is very poor and difficult to gather info Career growth will be slow for most except a few well connected Hire and fire is very common so be mindful right from the day of joining

2.0

Nov 28, 2016

Senior Principal Software Development

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Talented engineers. Challenging engineering work. Compensation is ok to good.

Cons

Since Avago acquisition many layoffs and many good engineers leaving. Business support like HR and IT very poor. Work environment awkward due to ambiguity of future direction , layoffs, work life balance due to increased work load from lay offs and resignations.

4.0

Oct 25, 2016

Good Company

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent pay, light work load.

Cons

Top management is too demanding

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