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Working at Broadcom in Sunnyvale, CA: 11 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Sunnyvale, CA Area

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On average, employees in Sunnyvale, CA at Broadcom give their company a 3.1 rating out of 5.0 based on 11, whereas overall Average Rating of Broadcom is 4.1 out of 5.0 based on 177 Broadcom Review Ratings. The happiest Broadcom employees in Sunnyvale, CA are Interns submitting an average rating of 4.2 and Anonymous Employees with a rating of 4.1.

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4.1
Average Rating
(based on 142 Broadcom Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.0
Growth Opportunities
3.8
People You Work With
4.4
Person You Work For
4.2
Rewards You Receive
4.1
Support You Get
4.2
Way You Work
4.2
Work Setting
4.1
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"I have worked as an intern for 1 year with the company. It was a worthwhile experience, and the other engineers and software developers were a blast to work with. It was a fast paced environment that encouraged the engineers to think of creative solutions to quickly reconcile problems."
Posted 11 years ago in Duluth, GA

Working at Broadcom in Sunnyvale, CA: 11 Employee Reviews

Intern

"The job was fun for the first 2 months and there was a big learning curve initially. But the work become repetitive over a period of time and the management wasn't very keen about meeting interns' expectations. Training was given occasionally, but wasn't well structured and organized. The LTE division that I worked for was on a downward slope and was closed down a few months after I completed my internship."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Broadcom Employee

"The work was monotonous and there was little opportunity to grow. Pressure was less than many other companies."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

4.1
Broadcom (177)

4.7 Highest Rated in this Industry is Sigma Designs (5)
2.2 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Polara Engineering (6)
3.9 Average of All Companies in this Industry (20,231)
Broadcom Employee

"Good company, works on core technology, nice and talented employees."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Broadcom Employee

"I worked at Broadcom as an Intern for about 6 months. The experience was quite fruitful as I had the opportunity to work hands-on with devices and set up remote testing stations. I also had the opportunity to learn about WLAN protocols and understand the development cycle used by the company. Automation testing was another important learning experience."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Intern

"I have worked with Broadcom Inc. during 2012 and I found it a nice place to work. My supervisor and my team mates were quite helpful and fun to work with. I got to learn quite a few new concepts and got valuable experience."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Firmware Development Engineer

"I am working in Broadcom and this company provides good opportunity to let you have chance to access the latest WiFI technology."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Principal Software Engineer

"Stock price of $18 per share this time next year and looking for a new CEO."

What do you like about working at Broadcom?

"Good communication with scientists and engineers. Many very dedicated and hardworking."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"If you come from a strong SW background - make sure you understand. What they have now is like building a new house on a lot with an existing tear down. You're going to be getting dirty before doing any real building."

What don't you like about working at Broadcom?

"This company grew up designing great HW products. The new standards for wireless end up requiring more SW - a lot more. The senior management - many with great engineering backgrounds - simply do not have the training or experience to develop larger scale embedded systems. When Intel shows up with the Armada of competitive products built into their SOCs - it will all be over but the shouting."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire strong SW people and get out of the way."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 2 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5
Principal Scientist

"Life as usual and at times frustrating."

What do you like about working at Broadcom?

"Facilities and IT support are good. A lot to learn (on your own), if you have time."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Expect the unexpected. Unless you have someone looking out for your interests, sitting on top of your head, don't expect much advancement."

What don't you like about working at Broadcom?

"Too much politics; advancement is not based on meritocracy; guidelines for management is too loose that it attracts abuses in every phase. Management could, almost, do whatever they like."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Police managers with a tighter fist to ascertain that their behavior is in line with company interests, and not self-serving."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Principal Software Engineer
Person You Work For 1.5 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3.9 / 5
Support You Get 3.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.2 / 5
Company Culture 1.6 / 5 Way You Work 3.1 / 5
Intern

"Broadcom is a good place to work with."

What do you like about working at Broadcom?

"Challenging project."

What don't you like about working at Broadcom?

"Overload work."

Engineering Intern

"Good place to work."

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