Broadcom is a great company to work for if you are in the right team
Broadcom is a great company to work for if you are in the right team
You get to work on cutting-edge technology across business units. Great opportunity to learn new technology. Market leaders in networking chips and video codec chips for set-top boxes. Diversified product portfolio. Good compensation and stock options. Startup-like work culture and is team-dependent / manager-driven. Flexible timings. Good medical benefits for employees. Free lunch. Ethical company. Opportunities for internal transfer in case of downsizing. Good severance package if the company kicks you out.
Broadcom does not have great in-house R&D compared to peer semiconductor companies and has relied on acquisitions for growth. Many of these acquisitions have been disastrous.
Management decisions are driven by Wall Street, and you can be fired anytime if Wall Street expectations are not met.
Micromanagement by managers in certain teams creates artificial pressure on employees.
No team lunches or team outings, only work, work, work!
Very hard to get recognition for good work.
No per diem if traveling abroad.
Appraisal/compensation revision happens once a year.
- Develop strong in-house R&D for a sustainable product portfolio.
- Stop treating employees like garbage and recognize and reward good work.
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Broadcom Interview Experiences
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Validation Engineer
Three rounds of interview: * First, a concepts round. * Second, a hands-on round (they took me to the lab and asked me to measure frequencies, amplitude, and other waveform parameters). * Third, a managerial round.
Engineer, Staff - Software Development
Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaDecember 1, 2013Think out loud. People here are more interested in your thinking process than the answer per se. Questions are always interlinked, so the next question is based on your previous question's answer. Although they make it a point to test on the basic
Software Engineer
Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaFebruary 1, 2013The process began with an aptitude round, followed by a couple of technical interviews. It was slightly on the tougher side. The technical questions in the interview were very tough. Initially, the aptitude test was equally tough. It was a very sat
Validation Engineer
Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaFebruary 1, 2019Three rounds of interview: * First, a concepts round. * Second, a hands-on round (they took me to the lab and asked me to measure frequencies, amplitude, and other waveform parameters). * Third, a managerial round.
