Not quite good enough
Not quite good enough
Interesting leading-edge technology, really bright colleagues, a great place to progress, and very attractive rewards. Immense flexibility and free Vimto.
A lack of effective management, inability to enforce coding standards, group politics, and a lack of focus reduce what should be an excuse to excel to a moderately underperforming company. A lack of hard technical training prior to action slows projects. A lack of teamwork.
Resign! Or get some proper architects, a project plan, train employees in robust programming, aggregate knowledge over teams, and communicate more.
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Broadcom Interview Experiences
Senior Staff Software Engineer
The interview was very detailed and lengthy. The hiring manager is very sharp but friendly. The HR partner provided the most helpful experience. Interviewed with three different groups of engineers and managers.
Senior Staff Software Engineer
Phone screen to discuss work experience and C++ questions. Then, a half-day on-site with five rounds of various whiteboarding and brain teasers. Finally, a second on-site to meet a second-level manager. The questions are more general, focusing on b
Senior Staff Software Engineer
The hiring manager called directly for a phone interview and then had HR schedule an onsite interview. I had the onsite two weeks later, but it took four weeks before I heard back about the offer.
Senior Staff Software Engineer
United StatesJanuary 13, 2015The interview was very detailed and lengthy. The hiring manager is very sharp but friendly. The HR partner provided the most helpful experience. Interviewed with three different groups of engineers and managers.
Senior Staff Software Engineer
United StatesAugust 21, 2014Phone screen to discuss work experience and C++ questions. Then, a half-day on-site with five rounds of various whiteboarding and brain teasers. Finally, a second on-site to meet a second-level manager. The questions are more general, focusing on b
Senior Staff Software Engineer
United StatesAugust 15, 2014The hiring manager called directly for a phone interview and then had HR schedule an onsite interview. I had the onsite two weeks later, but it took four weeks before I heard back about the offer.
