Is Broadcom a good company to work for as a R&D Engineering?

R&D Engineering professionals working at Broadcom have rated their employer with 3.3 out of 5 stars in 51 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Broadcom employees being 3.3 out of 5 stars. Search open R&D Engineering Jobs at Broadcom now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked R&D Engineering interview questions at Broadcom .

Does Broadcom pay R&D Engineering employees well?

R&D Engineering professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Broadcom with 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 51 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 6.9% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about R&D Engineering 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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3.3

48% would recommend to a friend

(51 total reviews)

Hock E. Tan

61% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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R&D Engineering employees have rated Broadcom with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 51 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most R&D Engineering professionals have a good working experience there. Broadcom is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by R&D Engineering professionals compared to other employers within the Produktion industry (3.5 stars).

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51 reviews

4.0

Apr 10, 2026

Company review

R&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best compensation as part of RSU

Cons

Constant layoffs and low base pay

2.0

Dec 10, 2025

A slavery culture driven my only stocks prices

R&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stocks prices rising like crazy

Cons

Slavery, micromanagement. no perks, no flexibility

4.0

Oct 9, 2025

Software Engineer

R&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High Stocks RSUs and good pay

Cons

Work life balance is tough

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