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Working at Broadcom in Irvine, CA: 51 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Irvine, CA Area

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On average, employees in Irvine, CA at Broadcom give their company a 3.6 rating out of 5.0 based on 51, whereas overall Average Rating of Broadcom is 4.1 out of 5.0 based on 177 Broadcom Review Ratings. The happiest Broadcom employees in Irvine, CA are Principal Hardware Engineers submitting an average rating of 5.0 and Product Engineering Interns also with a rating of 5.0.

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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 great pride to say that I've worked with a multicultural company like Broadcom Corporation, who is a global leader and innovator in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications."
Posted 10 years ago in Irvine, CA

Working at Broadcom in Irvine, CA: 51 Employee Reviews

Hardware Design Engineer

"One of the best experiences of my career."

Software Intern

"Good role."

What do you like about working at Broadcom?

"Greater responsibility and value for work."

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

"Your software skills need to be updated and thorough."

What don't you like about working at Broadcom?

"Lesser growth opportunities."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Greater growth opportunities in software department."

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)
Senior Product Line Manager

What do you like about working at Broadcom?

"Environment and startup mindset, fierce competition."

What don't you like about working at Broadcom?

"Career growth and bureaucracy with increasing company size."

Systems Test Engineer

"A great place to work."

What do you like about working at Broadcom?

"Everybody working as a team player to get the job done."

Lead Developer

"Excellent place to work."

Test Engineering Intern

"BROADCOM is a good place to work regarding the salary and job security."

What do you like about working at Broadcom?

"People are team working and a lot of resources are available."

Intern

"Broadcom is a great place to work."

Business Technologist
Person You Work For 4.5 / 5 People You Work With 4.6 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.3 / 5 Company Culture 4.4 / 5
Way You Work 4.6 / 5
Field Technician
Person You Work For 3.9 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 4.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Team Leader

"I loved to work for Broadcom and everyone, except my last boss."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Senior Graphic Designer
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.6 / 5 Work Setting 4.5 / 5
Support You Get 4.5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.5 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4.5 / 5
Information Security Analyst Intern

"Very good, got to learn a lot, new place... on whole, awesome experience."

What do you like about working at Broadcom?

"Culture, people are always available to help, my manager was very helpful and always there to guide."

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

"Be prepared with your resume and also browse through internet for basic behavioral questions."

What don't you like about working at Broadcom?

"Nothing that I disliked about this company. I loved it."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Recruit more people in IT, risk. Or maybe give full time opportunities for their interns."

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 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Staff Engineer

What do you like about working at Broadcom?

"The company is a leader in telecommunication chip design and development. It's a rapid advance in technology."

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

"No, it depends from different BUs, and functional groups. It's hard to give a short suggestion."

What don't you like about working at Broadcom?

"The management of my BU is very messy. Some managers are not qualified."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Respect employees and give them room for creativity and independent contribution."

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

What do you like about working at Broadcom?

"The nearly unlimited resources for new graduates to learn and develop."

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

"For green hands, just get well prepared with the basic but essential knowledge."

What don't you like about working at Broadcom?

"I will graduate in the next year, and currently I'm not sure whether they have new ranking for full time employment."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Clear schedule is so necessary, and frequent communication as well."

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

"Worked as a Senior Principal Scientist in Broadcom to write embedded C test program for SIM, CSI, DSI and NVSRAM of the Athena Mobile phone ASIC chip using RealView ICE, Palladium and RVDS v4.1 compiler under Cygwin, I found that Broadcom is very good company with good benefits."

Person You Work For 4.5 / 5 People You Work With 4.5 / 5 Work Setting 4.5 / 5
Support You Get 4.5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.5 / 5
Company Culture 4.5 / 5 Way You Work 4.5 / 5
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