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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3.4

50% would recommend to a friend

(46 total reviews)

Hock E. Tan

63% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.5

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Career opportunities

2.7

Diversity & inclusion

2.7

Senior management

2.6

Culture & values

2.4

Work/Life balance

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

Aug 7, 2020

R&D Engineer at Broadcom

R&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good RSUs, Transportation provided, Decent pay

Cons

Frequent layoffs, No motivation, No employee consideration

2.0

Jul 18, 2020

Sacking employees every now and then and forcing employees to come to office during pandemic

R&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Good stock option and moderate salary

Cons

1. They are laying off people every quarter. So no job security. 2. Management is forcing the employees to come to office during pandemic. Although work from home facility is there, still they are asking people to come to office. 3. Management is very rude and they don't believe in employee feedback.

3.0

Aug 18, 2019

R&D Engineer Software 1

R&d engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Only pros is that the people are good here.

Cons

There is hardly any career growth. The management does not know the future of the products.

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