Does Brocade pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Brocade employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Brocade. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Brocade?

64% of Brocade employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Brocade 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Brocade?

Software Engineer (56) , Senior Software Engineer (26) , Staff Software Engineer (25) , Systems Engineer (15) , Senior Systems Engineer (13) , Software Test Engineer (11) , Technical Support Engineer (11) , ASIC Engineer (10) , Director (10) , Manager (10) , Senior Manager (9) , Financial Analyst (6) , Project Manager (6) , Sales Engineer (6) , Software Engineer II (6)

What are the pros of working at Brocade according to real employee reviews?

"Very smart people and great to work with" ((in 71 reviews)); "workers; a stable company with excellent market share and outlook; competent executive management; good work/life balance." ((in 60 reviews)); "Benefits are good and reasonably priced." ((in 58 reviews)); "Good pay and lot of oppurtunities to learn" ((in 49 reviews)); "Good culture and people." ((in 37 reviews))

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

"Poor management, weak and divisive, rarely in the office, untruthful and a liar at that." ((in 45 reviews)); "4. Manager does not know how to run a project" ((in 13 reviews)); "Limited Career growth" ((in 9 reviews)); "No Growth opportunities, very flat in structure" ((in 8 reviews)); "Senior management wasn't sufficiently nimble." ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about Brocade layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Brocade layoffs and their outlook for job security at Brocade in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Brocade locations?

München , Frankfurt am Main , Neu-Isenburg

Brocade reviews

3.1

64% would recommend to a friend

(887 total reviews)

Lloyd Carney

48% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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Brocade has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 887 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Brocade employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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887 reviews

5.0

Sep 30, 2013

Best company I've ever worked for!

Sales engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great product and great people. Lots of freedom in how you manage your job. You are the CEO of your desk. Lots of room for advancement and learning new skill sets.

Cons

Employee moral has been down in the last couple of years and a lot of good people has left.

3.0

Sep 30, 2013

People good - management and strategy...not so much

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Made great friends there. If allowed to do you job for more than 6 months then you can get work done. Nice campus FC products are good Good layoff packages Chili cook-offs are fun

Cons

Management churn and the constant belief that the company will be sold off Strategy is changed every 6 months (even what's working) 1 step forward, steps back Ethernet products are only slooooowly improving. battle between FC which beings most of the revenue, Foundry Ethernet gear and Brocade Ethernet fabric - not helpful to the overall strategy of the company Inept marketing Inept support Culture used to be good, but has gone down hill - along with the focus of the company

2.0

Sep 27, 2013

Brocade is an ok, but not great place to work.

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Brocade Communications may offer a variety of good benefits, including pay and insurance, for new and long term employees.

Cons

Brocade Sr Management are not great. It is like the blind leading the blind at the Sr level, making bad decisions daily.

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