Broadcom Software Engineer 

United States, California, Palo Alto 

569407895

Responsibilities

If you have passion for system software and low-level kernel programming, then you’ll enjoy being part of this team. We are looking to bring onboard engineers with experience in device drivers, kernel and user space software, with demonstrable knowledge in storage, networking and security technologies. You will build kernel modules and management software for vSphere. Interact with internal/external stakeholders and customers. Understand product requirements and drive them into product/features.

• You will define and lead the buildout of advanced features that deliver significant business value to vSphere.
• Influence and collaborate with various internal teams, customers and eco-system partners.
• As a hands-on device driver developer, you will define, enhance, debug, performance tune device drivers and be the escalation point for complex issues.
• Drive quality initiatives to improve reliability and stability of device drivers and IO stack in vSphere platform
• Coach and mentor other junior team members
• Be a self-starter and work independently and effectively within and across teams

Qualifications and Required Skills

• MS or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent
• You have 6+ years of experience with low-level / kernel-level code development and have knowledge of OS interfaces to hardware feature and facilities
• You have a proven track record of working on challenging system software projects
• You have expertise in C programming language
• You have good understanding of modern x86-based or ARM processor architectures
• You have owned a project from start to finish
• Knowledge of protocol stacks like TCP/IP, RDMA or NVMe is a plus
• You have strong analytical, diagnostic and problem-solving skills with ability to work independently

Compensation and Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is$119,000 - 190,000.

This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus in accordance with relevant plan documents, and equity in accordance with equity plan documents and equity award agreements.