Is Broadcom a good company to work for as a R&D Software Engineer II?

R&D Software Engineer II professionals working at Broadcom have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 46 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 R&D Software Engineer II Jobs at Broadcom now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked R&D Software Engineer II interview questions at Broadcom .

Does Broadcom pay R&D Software Engineer II employees well?

R&D Software Engineer II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Broadcom with 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 46 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 6.9% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about R&D Software Engineer II salaries at Broadcom.

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 465 reviews)); "The working time is quite flexible.Compensation and benefits are good." ((in 332 reviews)); "Stock price is good if you have a lot of them salary is about average." ((in 322 reviews)); "The people I work with are great and the direct managers I worked with are approachable and willing to help." ((in 299 reviews)); "Compensation was good but not notably better than my prior employers in the SF Bay Area." ((in 253 reviews))

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

"Frequent layoffs and reorgs." ((in 230 reviews)); "bad management and not that efficient." ((in 220 reviews)); "No job security and lay off people frequently" ((in 136 reviews)); "No work from home if there is an nearby office" ((in 113 reviews)); "Demoralising at times especially if you have a bad manager" ((in 87 reviews))

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Broadcom R&D Software Engineer II reviews

3.4

50% would recommend to a friend

(46 total reviews)

Hock E. Tan

63% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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R&D Software Engineer II employees have rated Broadcom with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 46 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most R&D Software Engineer II professionals have a good working experience there. Broadcom is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by R&D Software Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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46 reviews

2.0

Mar 9, 2024

Good for money but pathetic work life balance

R&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

One can make very good money. Company shares are sky rocketing, so employees make a fortune of money while they are working at Broadcom.

Cons

Pathetic work life balance. Unhealthy competition, and work environment.

3.0

Feb 29, 2024

Great Place to work

R&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good compensation in terms of RSU

Cons

Bad review and ranking system

3.0

Feb 14, 2024

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R&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

they distribute good amount of stock.

Cons

all the other benefits which we used to get from VMware is now removed

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