Question 1

Is Brocade a good company to work for?

Accepted Answer

Brocade has an overall rating of 3.1 out of 5, based on over 926 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 11% over the last 12 months. 64% of employees would recommend working at Brocade to a friend and 50% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Brocade have been left by employees working as Senior Software Engineer, Senior Systems Engineer and Systems Engineer.

Question 2

Does Brocade pay their employees well?

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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.

Question 3

How satisfied are employees working at Brocade?

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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.

Question 4

What are the top reviewed jobs at Brocade?

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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)

Question 5

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

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"Very smart people and great to work with" ((in 79 reviews)); "workers; a stable company with excellent market share and outlook; competent executive management; good work/life balance." ((in 69 reviews)); "Benefits are good and reasonably priced." ((in 55 reviews)); "Public company with good pay" ((in 49 reviews)); "Very good salary perks everthing but no pipeline of projects in hardware" ((in 35 reviews))

Question 6

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

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"Poor management, weak and divisive,  rarely in the office, untruthful and a liar at that." ((in 44 reviews)); "4. Manager does not know how to run a project" ((in 13 reviews)); "Limited Career growth" ((in 9 reviews)); "Senior management wasn't sufficiently nimble." ((in 8 reviews)); "No Growth opportunities, very flat in structure" ((in 7 reviews))

Question 7

What are employees saying about Brocade layoffs in 2026?

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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.

Question 8

What are the top reviewed Brocade locations?

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San Jose, Broomfield, Santa Clara, Plymouth, Atlanta, Denver, Remote, New York, Washington, Herndon, Raleigh, Dallas, Houston, Minneapolis, Boston, Chicago, Saint Louis, Phoenix, Detroit, Charlotte, Sugar Land, San Antonio, Shakopee, Loveland, Columbus, Irvine, Los Angeles, Sacramento, El Granada, Pleasanton

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