Is Broadcom a good company to work for as a Sr. Principal Engineer?

Sr. Principal Engineer professionals working at Broadcom have rated their employer with 4.8 out of 5 stars in 37 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Broadcom employees being 3.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Sr. Principal Engineer Jobs at Broadcom now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Principal Engineer interview questions at Broadcom .

Does Broadcom pay Sr. Principal Engineer employees well?

Sr. Principal Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Broadcom with 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 37 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 17.4% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Principal Engineer salaries at Broadcom.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Broadcom?

Software Engineer (327) , Senior Software Engineer (161) , 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 461 reviews)); "The working time is quite flexible.Compensation and benefits are good." ((in 337 reviews)); "Stock price is good if you have a lot of them salary is about average." ((in 328 reviews)); "The people I work with are great and the direct managers I worked with are approachable and willing to help." ((in 298 reviews)); "Good compensation is offered by the company and work in electronic city where rent is less" ((in 249 reviews))

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

"Frequent layoffs and reorgs." ((in 233 reviews)); "bad management and not that efficient." ((in 229 reviews)); "No job security and lay off people frequently" ((in 141 reviews)); "No work from home and flexibility" ((in 115 reviews)); "Demoralising at times especially if you have a bad manager" ((in 85 reviews))

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Broadcom Sr. Principal Engineer reviews

4.8

99% would recommend to a friend

(37 total reviews)

Hock E. Tan

100% approve of CEO

99% positive business outlook

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5.0

Diversity & inclusion

5.0

Compensation and benefits

4.9

Senior management

4.8

Culture & values

4.8

Work/Life balance

4.7

Career opportunities

Sr. Principal Engineer employees have rated Broadcom with 4.8 out of 5 stars, based on 37 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Principal Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Broadcom is rated 39% above average by Sr. Principal Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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37 reviews

4.0

Aug 28, 2014

experienced hardware architect

Senior principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Irvine has a good weather, nice school, lots of good food. Excellent place to live,

Cons

high house price, not good vacation policy

3.0

Aug 10, 2014

Great people and technology, but weak leadership

Senior principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

engineering staff is very knowledgeable, access to latest design tools, frequent MPWs

Cons

Executive management lags vision, just follows the market Company does not learn from previous mistakes Company is following top-down management approach, and does not listen to feedback from the engineering community

5.0

Jul 16, 2014

Excellent company!!

Senior principal engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice company to work for. Good benefit and compensation. It is a place where engineers are well respected.

Cons

The work was separated into too many locations at different time zone. It makes collaboration more difficult. Decision making processes take too long sometimes. Made several wrong decisions to acquire the wrong companies.

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