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

Staff II Software Development Engineer professionals working at Broadcom have rated their employer with 3.3 out of 5 stars in 207 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Broadcom employees being 3.3 out of 5 stars. Search open Staff II Software Development Engineer Jobs at Broadcom now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Staff II Software Development Engineer interview questions at Broadcom .

Does Broadcom pay Staff II Software Development Engineer employees well?

Staff II Software Development Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Broadcom with 4.3 out of 5 stars based on 207 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.4% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Staff II Software Development Engineer 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))

Broadcom Staff II Software Development Engineer reviews

3.3

49% would recommend to a friend

(207 total reviews)

Hock E. Tan

62% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

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Staff II Software Development Engineer employees have rated Broadcom with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 207 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Staff II Software Development Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Broadcom is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Staff II Software Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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207 reviews

3.0

Jun 13, 2014

Good to work as long as your team/business in generating revenue ;)

Staff ii software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- No timing restriction - Quite informal - Good Pay - Get to work with talented folks on latest technologies

Cons

- Very dynamic business decisions - Results in Overnight hire and fire - Very aggressive schedules and targets - Difficult to move to different teams

3.0

Mar 13, 2014

Cutting edge technology, but bad directions made by management team

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good to start if you want put yourself into a semiconductor career.

Cons

Heavy work load, compensation overall is average of the industry.

1.0

Mar 5, 2014

No motivation

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to work on cutting edge technology.

Cons

No appreciation for hard work.

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