Brocade Reviews
Updated Nov 15, 2019
"Good work life balance and benefits" (in 119 reviews)
"It was a friendly, productive work environment with nice perks" (in 56 reviews)
"After acquisition by Broadcom the company and its culture changed for the worse" (in 45 reviews)
"Work life balance an issue sometimes" (in 36 reviews)
"Great company"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at Brocade full-time
Pros
Great culture, management, teamwork, benefits, rewards, growth opportunities
Cons
complex and very varied business model
Advice to Management
not sure
Brocade2018-02-27"innovative company but with serious team collaboration issues"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at Brocade full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
good salary,bonus and stock, great product s and fantastic loacation in SJ, close to 237.
Cons
engineering practices differ widely from foundry engineering to other parts of the organiztion.
Advice to Management
Get team together and communicate better.
Brocade2019-11-11"Solid Portfolio; limited upward mobility"
StarStarStarStarStar- Work/Life Balance
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Brocade full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Brocade has great products that just work. Fibre Channel SAN is a proven technology and is the reason it was acquired by Broadcom.
Cons
Now as part of Broadcom, the focus on customer satisfaction and ability to work with a customer is significantly reduced.
Brocade2019-11-15"Great Networking Company"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at Brocade full-time
Pros
Flexible work hours and freedom
Cons
Company got sold. Very sad
Brocade2019-10-24"A good company to work for"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at Brocade full-time
Pros
Use to be a stable good company
Cons
Too bad it was sold to BRCM.
Brocade2019-10-17"Great Company"
StarStarStarStarStar- Work/Life Balance
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RecommendsNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Brocade full-time for more than a year
Pros
Pretty competitive Compensation Good Benefits Good People and Culture Culture Longevity Management Technology
Cons
Shrinking Fiber Chanel Market Broadcom Acquisition ----
Brocade2019-09-04"good place to work"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at Brocade full-time
Pros
good team, good project, friendly
Cons
not many growth opportunities in QA
Brocade2019-08-28"Great People"
StarStarStarStarStar- Work/Life Balance
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Brocade full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
It had motivated and talented engineering and product marketing staff and very helpful IT department. Benefits were good, the campus was great, the people were pleasant and professional. The hours were flexible and I was able to work remotely as needed.
Cons
The company got brought and split up.
Brocade2019-08-21"good work life balance"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Brocade full-time for more than a year
Pros
good work life balance and pay compensation is reasonable
Cons
may have limit career growth for certain teams. stuck in small tasks and bug fix
Brocade2019-06-30"Good company"
StarStarStarStarStar- Work/Life Balance
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Brocade full-time for more than a year
Pros
Good working environment, good culture.
Cons
Not lots of benefits and salary a little on lower end.
Brocade2019-07-03