Is Broadcom a good company to work for?

Broadcom has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 7,120 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 3% over the last 12 months. 51% of employees would recommend working at Broadcom to a friend and 67% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Broadcom have been left by employees working as Intern , Intern - Hourly and Systems Engineer .

Does Broadcom pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Broadcom employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Broadcom. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Broadcom?

51% of Broadcom employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Broadcom 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

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 456 reviews)); "The working time is quite flexible.Compensation and benefits are good." ((in 332 reviews)); "Salary is good and competitive" ((in 328 reviews)); "The people I work with are great and the direct managers I worked with are approachable and willing to help." ((in 294 reviews)); "Compensation was good but not notably better than my prior employers in the SF Bay Area." ((in 255 reviews))

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

"Frequent layoffs and reorgs." ((in 229 reviews)); "bad management and not that efficient." ((in 225 reviews)); "No job security and lay off people frequently" ((in 140 reviews)); "No work from home and flexibility" ((in 110 reviews)); "Demoralising at times especially if you have a bad manager" ((in 90 reviews))

What are employees saying about Broadcom layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Broadcom locations?

Irvine , San Jose , Palo Alto , Sunnyvale , San Diego , Santa Clara , Austin , Fort Collins , New York , Atlanta , Boston , Plano , Broomfield , Los Angeles , Dallas , Denver , Draper , San Francisco , Washington , Chicago , Andover , Reston , Houston , Bellevue , Seattle , Breinigsville , Lisle , Durham , Raleigh , Matawan

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Broadcom reviews

3.3

51% would recommend to a friend

(6,362 total reviews)

Hock E. Tan

61% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.0

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

2.7

Culture & values

Broadcom has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 6,362 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Broadcom employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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6K reviews

1.0

Dec 8, 2009

A terrible place to work!

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Broadcom has vet solid top management and great engineering

Cons

Unfortunatly all levels of management below the C level are just overgrow kids. They have no management skill and are the least business mature team I've ever seen in a technology company. Pay is far below the industry norm and the culture expects you to work 70 hour weeks on top of it. Broadcom is a company that suffers from it's founder's cowboy, break the rules (and the law) attitude and will never be a good place to work. Avoid it if at all possible

3.0

Nov 30, 2009

Was: A task driven smaller company, Now: Adopting a bureaucratic big company model really fast

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Engineer competency above average. Might be an above average career choice depending on particular group.

Cons

Almost a bureaucratic big company by now, driven by executives from other bureaucratic companies. Management at all levels tend to overestimate themselves technically and politically, not ready for challenges from latest technologies. Stock based compensation going down fast.

4.0

Nov 29, 2009

Great place to work as an engineer

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Everyone is on the same page in terms of where the company is going. Brain washing by senior company management is not necessary here. The work is definitely challenging. There is no reason for an engineer to become technically extinct here.

Cons

A lot of hours are required to be successful here due to the nature of working on leading edge products. Employees are self driven here so extended work hours doesn't seem to be too much of an issue. Work hard and play hard.

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