Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Broadcom as 75% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Software Engineer and Sales Manager rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Digital Sales Associate and Sales Manager roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Broadcom takes an average of 14 days when considering 4 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Software Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 14 days), whereas Software Engineer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 14 days).
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Broadcom (Irvine, CA) in May 2014
Interview
Met about 8 people, most of the questions were fairly straight forward. Be prepared to go through and explain what you have listed in your resume. There were some questions on Nyquist sampling and what you see at the output when the Nyquist sampling is violated.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked about a common source amplifier with degeneration, what is the gain with and without the degeneration resistor. For the second part of the same question the drain and the gate were tied together.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Broadcom (Irvine, CA) in May 2015
Interview
2 phone screenings each lasting about 30 minutes in a span of 2 weeks followed by onsite (an hour and half). The whole thing from first invite for interview till getting a decision took a solid one month with some nagging from my side.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Resume review, Scripting, Verilog, C, Cache coherence, more scripting, logic design, aptitude and other coursework related stuff
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Broadcom (Irvine, CA) in May 2012
Interview
To the point. I talked to every member of the team and they tried to understand if i would fit in. They were very friendly and welcoming. Great team and a great job
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Dont remember specifics but it was around the position