Nvidia vs Broadcom

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bkjjbg2
Apr 12 38 Comments

Got the offers from both, same TC ~330K, high base vs high rsu. Which one should I pick considering these priorities.
- growth and learning
- refreshers
- WLB
- culture
- prestige 😅

Btw, don’t know why Broadcom is rated badly on Blind, is it due to layoffs?
Both CEOs are Asian 😂

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  • I would pick Nvidia.

    With that being said…

    Broadcom refresher is actually insane. I assume you will be hired as ICB5, the refresher at that pay band is ~200k a year.
    Apr 12 0
  • Can u share the TC break down? Broadcom pays average base but it’s RSU and bonus is awesome. For IC5 U get 90% of base as refreshers a year and bonus is 25%-40%. Bonus has been 37% for wireless BU for last 4 years. Multiple that number by 1.5x if u are top performer! (ie > 50% bonus)
    Nvidia is highly speculative and volatile stock.
    Apr 12 8
    • Intel
      wattodo

      Go to company page Intel

      wattodo
      On contrary, I would say once downturn or recession starts, Broadcom won't lay off much as they are already slim and not hiring crazily like other companies.
      It's mostly stable with good stream of diversed product line BUs
      Apr 14
    • holy crap broadcom pays that much? Which location and YOE?
      Apr 14
  • Cisco
    OmwV66

    Go to company page Cisco

    OmwV66
    Nvidia. Broadcom is a shit show internally and pretty much has been since 2001. Yes they succeed but it says very little about life there.

    Nvidia otoh is the last pure high tech company in the valley. Yes they are having serious culture war issues internally but at least you will work on stuff people care about.
    3d 3
  • NVIDIA / Eng
    confused_p

    Go to company page NVIDIA Eng

    PRE
    Qualcomm
    confused_p
    Growth and learning - nvidia, refreshers - Broadcom all the way , wlb - both same and team dependent, culture- nvidia , prestige - nvidia nvidia nvidia
    Apr 13 1
    • Learning wise it depends on the team you are working on. Since Broadcom has a broader portfolio of projects, I think technically learning wise might be more at Broadcom. Nvidia does hardware designs for GPUs and hence learning becomes specific to the GPUs.
      Apr 14
  • Intel
    wattodo

    Go to company page Intel

    wattodo
    Some BU is pretty good in terms of WLB, especially classic Broadcom teams. Refreshers will be mostly equal be same as ur base pay and can get lucky if they give u multi year RSU again.
    Bonus for ICB5 is 30% and will increase upto 60% depending on company, BU and ur individual performance ( if u get rank 1).
    For TC, Broadcom is better than any HW companies including FAANG
    Apr 13 0