Broadcom Principal Software Development Engineer reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(238 total reviews)
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Hock E. Tan

85% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

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
3.0
Jun 14, 2015

Poor management

Recommend
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Pros

Work life balance, competitive pay, stock options, dynamic team

Cons

Poor management from top, not much visibility into strategy. Performance metrics are quantitative rather than qualitative. Company is top heavy; difficult for new employees to grow.

1.0
Jun 12, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Nothing that I can think of especially after the recent M&A news. Get in only if want to enroll yourself for modern day slavery.

Cons

Avago is going to screw up whatever little good culture that is left in Broadcom. Reduced overall compensation over the last few years. Management was successful in cutting down the benefits like RSUs, bonus etc. No corporate wide bonus policy. Left to discretion of manager/director. Zero transparency. Managers are more like dummy guys. Strings completely pulled by directors. Directors think of themselves as super humans flying in the air and act as if they are paying salary out of their pockets.

4.0
Jun 4, 2015

Good place

Recommend
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Pros

Good place to work. Work time is flexible. Lots of opportunity/jobs to do if willing. good ESPP, health plan, but 401k match is not.

Cons

Benefits gradually reducing over the year. Stock based compensation is decreasing while base salary is not matching. Going to be acquired by AVGO which is pretty bad in review.

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