Broadcom Sr. Software Engineer reviews

3.0

48% would recommend to a friend

(168 total reviews)
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Hock E. Tan

55% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated Broadcom with 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 168 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have an average working experience there. Broadcom is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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168 reviews
1.0
Jan 30, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You get RSUs and decent pay.

Cons

They don't care about you and let you know it in all sorts of ways. It's their way to make you always afraid so they can control you. They are culture that values money above all else. Your compensation is good, but they seem to think that means they can treat you like dirt and you are supposed to just shut up and take it (because we pay you enough). You feel like just a number in spreadheet and if the magic number 'the head count spreadheet formula spits out at the end of every month calls for more people to get cut, you feel like you might be next. About 80% of the people I used to work with are gone, large numbers were let go, others forced to quit with unreasonable RTO mandates etc. and others just 'had enough' of it and found a better place. Besides the monetary compensation the culture is based on all sticks and no carrots. It is very hard to work for broadcom and remain enthusiastic about your day to day work. They expect you to 'care about the company' just because they gave you some RSUs, but at least for me it doesn't really work. I used to love my work before broadcom takeover, but now I'm just there to work as little as possible and cache a cheque. I just don't care anymore about the work, since it feels like they'll probably fire me eventually anyway no matter what I do. On top of all that, they also don't seem to really care whether you have the tools needed to be productive day to day. If there is a choice between saving a dollar or two or giving an employee access to some tools that might make them more productive, they will take $ savings every time. So you get to do your job constantly under-resourced.

4.0
Jan 17, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly work environment. Great company to work for.

Cons

Not the latest in the tech field any more. After broadcom acquisition, requires to come to work 5 days a week.

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