Broadcom Principal Software Development Engineer reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(238 total reviews)
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Hock E. Tan

85% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Principal Software Development Engineer employees have rated Broadcom with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 238 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Software Development Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Broadcom is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Principal Software Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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238 reviews
3.0
Apr 7, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Broadcom pays a lot. Maybe more than Faang. CEO is clear on requirements and goals.

Cons

There is no cutting edge work here. Most work is on prem product. Must be in office 5 days a week. Not much benefits ( buy them yourself )

3.0
Mar 12, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Best stock options and compensation is mainly due to stocks Legacy CA products have become cashcows now

Cons

Shrinked teams Revenue to employee ratio is main factor to shrinked teams Trying to follow agile even with lesser team size executing Dev,QA,SE,scan and customer support

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