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
Jun 2, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Good salary, when "golden handcuffs" (good stock-option plan) are taken into account - Looks good on a resume - If you can survive here, then you can anywhere

Cons

- Work atmosphere is un-human. People are treated as slaves. Long hours are just assumed. Taking your vacation is considered a privilege. - Bad management (they are almost exclusively former engineers) - Lots of not-nice people to deal with. Not very many people to learn from; looks like only incompetent people stayed and everyone who was any good left. (Those very few good people left, please don't feel offended when reading this.) Another group of people who stays is guys who were with the company for many years, possibly expecting severance package if they are laid off. - Poor code-base - Lack of documentation - Forget about specs, just code something - Development is done in constant fire-fighting mode and too much chaos

4.0
Nov 29, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Everyone is on the same page in terms of where the company is going. Brain washing by senior company management is not necessary here. The work is definitely challenging. There is no reason for an engineer to become technically extinct here.

Cons

A lot of hours are required to be successful here due to the nature of working on leading edge products. Employees are self driven here so extended work hours doesn't seem to be too much of an issue. Work hard and play hard.

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