Wish it were still around
Wish it were still around
This company appreciated experienced professionals, perhaps to a fault. It was a bit disorganized, like a start-up would be, yet it's a mature company. So, management and hiring managers tended to prefer experienced staff to make up for the lack of robust processes and procedures.
Lack of robust process and procedures. The engineering team is not fully engaged with the manufacturing team – the 'silo' model for product introduction and support.
Purchasing Foundry Networks was this company's downfall. Trying to get into the commodity and highly competitive enterprise-router-switcher business was a mistake. Brocade should have remained focused on Storage Area Networking products.
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Broadcom Interview Experiences
Quality Engineer
Initial phone interview by an HR person. Followed by in-person and on-site interviews with two team members plus the hiring manager. The questions were equally divided between technical knowledge and skills versus work style.
Software Engineer II
Directly onsite. As I already had 3+ years of experience in the Networking Industry, I was interviewing for the Data Center ASIC group. There were 5 (1-on-1) technical interviews: 1. Difference between C and scripting languages. 2. Number of 1's i
Senior Staff Software Engineer
I received a call from a corporate recruiter regarding a position in San Jose. They skipped the initial phone screen and invited me directly for an on-site interview. I believe this was because my current role is an exact match for their work. I at
Quality Engineer
San Jose, California, United StatesOctober 3, 2018Initial phone interview by an HR person. Followed by in-person and on-site interviews with two team members plus the hiring manager. The questions were equally divided between technical knowledge and skills versus work style.
Software Engineer II
San Jose, California, United StatesJanuary 1, 2014Directly onsite. As I already had 3+ years of experience in the Networking Industry, I was interviewing for the Data Center ASIC group. There were 5 (1-on-1) technical interviews: 1. Difference between C and scripting languages. 2. Number of 1's i
Senior Staff Software Engineer
San Jose, California, United StatesSeptember 1, 2011I received a call from a corporate recruiter regarding a position in San Jose. They skipped the initial phone screen and invited me directly for an on-site interview. I believe this was because my current role is an exact match for their work. I at
