Senior Staff Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Broadcom with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Staff Software Engineer roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Broadcom overall takes an average of 14 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Broadcom as a Senior Staff Software Engineer according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 26%
Phone interview: 21%
One on one interview: 21%
Background check: 16%
Group panel interview: 5%
Other: 5%
Personality test: 5%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Broadcom (San Jose, CA) in Sep 2011
Interview
Got the call from corporate recruiter for a position in San Jose. They didn't do a phone screen first and asked me directly for an on-site. I think the reason is because my current job is an exact match for they are doing there. Went to the SJ office and talked to about 5 engineers plus the manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Create a linked list and write the functions to add, delete a node.
2. Count how many ones in an integer number.
3. Reverse bits for an integer number.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Broadcom
Interview
The interview was very detailed and lengthy. The hiring manager is very sharp but friendly. The HR partner is the most helpful experience. Interviewed with three different groups of engineers and managers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How to build a script to avoid conflict in Windows memory management?
phone screen to discuss work experience and c++ question, then half day on site with 5 rounds, various white board coding and brain teaser, finally 2nd on site to meet second level manager, the questions are more general about behavior, culture fit, etc.
The hiring manager called directly for a phone interview and then had the HR schedule an onsite interview. Had the onsite in two weeks but took four weeks before hearing back about the offer.