Is Broadcom a good company to work for as a Staff Engineer Software?

Staff Engineer Software professionals working at Broadcom have rated their employer with 2.8 out of 5 stars in 51 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Broadcom employees being 3.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Staff Engineer Software Jobs at Broadcom now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Staff Engineer Software interview questions at Broadcom .

Does Broadcom pay Staff Engineer Software employees well?

Staff Engineer Software professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Broadcom with 4.4 out of 5 stars based on 51 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Staff Engineer Software salaries at Broadcom.

How happy are Staff Engineer Software professionals working at Broadcom?

33% of Staff Engineer Software employees at Broadcom would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 24% in the past 12 months. Staff Engineer Software professionals have also rated Broadcom with a 3.1 rating for work-life-balance, 2.2 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.0 rating for culture and values and 2.5 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 442 reviews)); "The working time is quite flexible.Compensation and benefits are good." ((in 337 reviews)); "Stock price is good if you have a lot of them salary is about average." ((in 318 reviews)); "The people I work with are great and the direct managers I worked with are approachable and willing to help." ((in 304 reviews)); "Compensation was good but not notably better than my prior employers in the SF Bay Area." ((in 245 reviews))

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

"Frequent layoffs and reorgs." ((in 231 reviews)); "bad management and not that efficient." ((in 230 reviews)); "No job security and lay off people frequently" ((in 136 reviews)); "Even during Covid19 no work from home given and forcing employees to come to office." ((in 118 reviews)); "Demoralising at times especially if you have a bad manager" ((in 87 reviews))

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Broadcom Staff Engineer Software reviews

2.8

33% would recommend to a friend

(51 total reviews)

Hock E. Tan

59% approve of CEO

83% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Work/Life balance

2.5

Career opportunities

2.4

Senior management

2.2

Diversity & inclusion

2.0

Culture & values

Staff Engineer Software employees have rated Broadcom with 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 51 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Staff Engineer Software professionals have an average working experience there. Broadcom is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Staff Engineer Software professionals compared to other employers within the Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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51 reviews

2.0

Feb 9, 2022

Good colleagues, bad top management

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work-Life Balance, good colleagues, good office

Cons

Toxic top management, bureaucracy, absence of work from home option

3.0

Jan 7, 2022

Used to be good, covid made a hit in people

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stock rewards, although in Czech Republic you cannot opt-in into employee discount stock purchase program Cool tech Company is successful as never before

Cons

A lot of experienced people leaving Many meetings show how great the company is doing, but not much of this success pours into the people Terrible performance ranking system, which sadly affects your bonus as well Home office is very not welcome Management loves to swim in pointless metrics and engineers have to collect the data

4.0

Dec 16, 2021

Good Benefit

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

401K is ok Many benefits are useful.

Cons

There RSU is like nothing in Bay area.

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