Best place to work so far
Best place to work so far
Broadcom is not very bureaucratic. It's OK to work with multiple business units, and the engineering/marketing division is less pronounced than most.
There is very good internal communication, so various projects can share IP and ideas.
Compensation (cash) is OK, but the equity-based compensation (RSUs mainly these days) is unusually good, and the patent rewards are generous.
Perhaps the best part is the high quality of the rest of the staff.
It's a bit chaotic, so it takes a while to learn how things work. The company makes lots of acquisitions and tries not to mess with the new group's internal processes too quickly. This means there are many different working styles and tool chains that need to be integrated over time.
Keep looking forward; don't be reactive.
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Broadcom Interview Experiences
Software Engineer
The interview process included one or two phone calls, followed by a few hours on-site. The on-site interview was mostly technical and involved a few different interviewers. I applied directly online.
Principal Firmware Engineer
Straightforward. The process involved a basic initial phone screen, followed by an onsite interview that consisted mostly of coding exercises. These exercises ranged from simple standalone problems to more complex ones that implemented specific embed
STA Engineer
Simple and normal. However, even if you do the interview very well, they will interview many people behind you, and you don't know how it will turn out for you eventually.
Software Engineer
San Jose, California, United StatesMay 16, 2025The interview process included one or two phone calls, followed by a few hours on-site. The on-site interview was mostly technical and involved a few different interviewers. I applied directly online.
Principal Firmware Engineer
San Jose, California, United StatesDecember 1, 2023Straightforward. The process involved a basic initial phone screen, followed by an onsite interview that consisted mostly of coding exercises. These exercises ranged from simple standalone problems to more complex ones that implemented specific embed
STA Engineer
San Jose, California, United StatesJune 2, 2023Simple and normal. However, even if you do the interview very well, they will interview many people behind you, and you don't know how it will turn out for you eventually.
