What is expected for level 7 Engineers in terms of scope and impact? How are they measured? What does it take to be successful? Once successful is it possible to sustain with reasonable work life balance? Joining Broadcom via VMware acquisition. In VMware, level 7 is a wide range. We have people who are hands on, coding , largely tactical and at other end purely architectural and strategic. But all of them are respected as long as they show impact and there are no strict guidelines. Reasonable work life balance. TC: 675K @Broadcom
VMware level? Also are you ICB6 or 7 at Broadcom?
Broadcom offer letter mentioned Software level 7.
Congratulations OP 👏 👏 👏 you are one of the rarest (and highest level) engineers at Broadcom.. your TC should and will be much > 1M soon if not now
IC7? I am guessing impact in the hundred of millions in revenue.
Overall revenue for the product is few billions. Own a core part which is used by all customers.
Keep in mind. Not inherit. Impact means new revenue stream, not babysitting old one.
Hard one, if you don’t perform exceptionally well, they often pip at that level
ICB7 is a Distinguished Engineer at Broadcom. For mgmt.. folks this maps to Director level.
DE would be L8, but yeah just sit pretty and ride into the sunset
Master is L6. Is there any position between Master and DE ? I thought theres only Master, DE and Fellow
What was your title in VMware? Senior staff?
Yes, L7 is senior staff at VMware
Work 24/7/365 See, Broadcom only focuses on few big customers and don't believe in new research. For L7 Engineer, in any normal company expectations would be develop new products as per market trends. However, at Broadcom, there is no such thing. They have already reduced employee count by more than half. If you can get a good offer from Big Tech or other good companies you should leave or wait for Broadcom to fire you and get heavy severance.
This is not true. There are a good number of L7 engineers in Broadcom. Most BUs ( on the HW side) keeps working on new products to retain the market leadership ( next Gen versions of their current products). They rarely work on an entirely new concept/product from the scratch. BTW if you really want to switch, you should do it now. Once the Rsus start accumulating, you will never be able to make that decision unless Broadcom pushes you out - This is the case with most L6+ here.
At any other company, Principal and Fellow engineers work on development of new products. Broadcom only want incremental changes. That is the problem.
There's a job ladder on the portal. It looks a lot like VMware's Sr. Staff expectations before the 2020/2021 overall
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Updated. VMware TC was 675K. Broadcom cut base by 20%, increased bonus by 10% and gave additional RSU to make up for it.
Never knew VMware pays that Much Could you please yoe