Is Broadcom a good company to work for?

Broadcom has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 7,135 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 2% 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 (118) , Principal Software Engineer (115) , Engineer (104) , Intern (93) , Staff Engineer (80) , Member Of Technical Staff (75) , Manager (63) , IC Design Engineer (55) , Director (52) , 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 437 reviews)); "The working time is quite flexible.Compensation and benefits are good." ((in 331 reviews)); "Stock price is good if you have a lot of them salary is about average." ((in 329 reviews)); "The people I work with are great and the direct managers I worked with are approachable and willing to help." ((in 308 reviews)); "Good compensation is offered by the company and work in electronic city where rent is less" ((in 255 reviews))

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

"bad management and not that efficient." ((in 226 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and reorgs." ((in 223 reviews)); "No job security and lay off people frequently" ((in 138 reviews)); "No work from home and flexibility" ((in 113 reviews)); "Demoralising at times especially if you have a bad manager" ((in 87 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

3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(6,375 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 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 6,375 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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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

1.0

Feb 16, 2013

An intimidating workplace for creativity and growth...

Technical director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They had fairly good compensation but dwindling steadily...nice Irvine campus

Cons

They are so paranoid and sinister they sent their company attorney to rather insidiously trap me (pretending he was PR) into admitting I may have used company resources to write my Switching A-Z Power book -- very deceptive and tricky HR and an overall culture that does the opposite of encouraging growth for anyone really.. They think they own you.

3.0

Jan 28, 2013

Almost like Conexant in 20th century

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very stable enterprise network business.

Cons

No future in wireless. Too much competition against Qualcomm. Hired too many marketing who bankrupted Conexant.

4.0

Jan 27, 2013

Interesting fast paced work, not always current technology

Senior principal scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Broadcom has a huge breadth of technology. They do everything from tiny bluetooth to massive networking chips. There's a lot of interesting stuff going on. The folks tend to be smart and competent. It's great to see products you've worked on in the store.

Cons

I found personal advancement slow there. Because there's so much legacy product in a lot of the company, I also was working on not-quite-current technology. Since I've been laid off, it's a liability that I wasn't working on the latest methodology in my field.

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