Does Brocade pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Brocade employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Brocade. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Brocade?

64% of Brocade employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Brocade 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Brocade?

Software Engineer (56) , Senior Software Engineer (26) , Staff Software Engineer (25) , Systems Engineer (15) , Senior Systems Engineer (13) , Software Test Engineer (11) , Technical Support Engineer (11) , ASIC Engineer (10) , Director (10) , Manager (10) , Senior Manager (9) , Financial Analyst (6) , Project Manager (6) , Sales Engineer (6) , Software Engineer II (6)

What are the pros of working at Brocade according to real employee reviews?

"Very smart people and great to work with" ((in 71 reviews)); "workers; a stable company with excellent market share and outlook; competent executive management; good work/life balance." ((in 67 reviews)); "Benefits are good and reasonably priced." ((in 56 reviews)); "Public company with good pay" ((in 49 reviews)); "Good culture and people." ((in 36 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Brocade according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management, weak and divisive, rarely in the office, untruthful and a liar at that." ((in 44 reviews)); "Managers do not recognize hard work for employees that have been working there for a long time." ((in 14 reviews)); "limited career growth" ((in 10 reviews)); "You wouldn have room to breathe when there is much work ( generally just before the release times)." ((in 9 reviews)); "No Growth opportunities, very flat in structure" ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about Brocade layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Brocade layoffs and their outlook for job security at Brocade in 2026.

Brocade reviews

3.1

64% would recommend to a friend

(888 total reviews)

Lloyd Carney

48% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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Brocade has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 888 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Brocade employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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888 reviews

4.0

Jun 14, 2019

Solid company with great products

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very solid company with strong executive leadership until acquisition by Broadcom.

Cons

After acquisition by Broadcom the company and its culture changed for the worse.

4.0

May 19, 2019

Pretty Good Company

Director, program management

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good compensation, People are great to work with

Cons

Hard to get promoted, issues recognizing and rewarding success

4.0

May 6, 2019

Good Company, but not many opportunities for growth

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1) Will get opportunity to work with some of the best in industry 2) Not enough growth Opportunities

Cons

1) Too many folks working in development at senior level 2) Management needs to provide equal Opportunities to everybody, but favoritism prevails over everything.

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