Staff Software Engineer

Broadcom; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 255,000 - 340,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Equity grants (new hire)

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Job summary

Broadcom is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for on-site work in Ottawa, Canada, to design, develop, and deliver software and firmware for ultra-high-performance datacenter-scale solutions. You will own all aspects of the design, including ZephyrOS/OpenBMC firmware, microcode, drivers, and embedded Linux/Yocto builds.

You will work with an interdisciplinary team, drive validation and automation, support customer trials, and address field issues to ensure product sustainability throughout its

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering with 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with large-scale datacenter software/hardware.
• Strong bring-up and debugging capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deliver software and firmware for datacenter-scale solutions.
• Own all design aspects including ZephyrOS/OpenBMC firmware and drivers.
• Assist with customer trials, field issues, and product sustenance.
• Lead validation and automation with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Datacenter architecture experience

OS & Firmware

Bring-Up & Debug

Hardware interfaces & buses

Management & telemetry protocols

Security & boot

Networking

Testing & automation

Lifecycle ownership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering + 8+ years experience

Tools

Redfish

Job description

Job Description:
As a Staff Software Engineer, you will design, develop, and deliver software and firmware for ultra-high-performance datacenter-scale solutions. We are looking for candidates who thrive in a fast-paced, start-up-like environment working in a small team of highly experienced engineers. Please note that this is an in-person position.

Job Description:
As a Staff Software Engineer, you will design, develop, and deliver software and firmware for ultra-high-performance datacenter-scale solutions. We are looking for candidates who thrive in a fast-paced, start-up-like environment working in a small team of highly experienced engineers. Please note that this is an in-person position.
With our "One Person, One Project" development culture, you will own all aspects of a design, including ZephyrOS/OpenBMC firmware, microcode, device drivers, embedded Linux/Yocto builds, and/or upper-level control software. Our cradle-to-grave lifecycle approach means ownership does not end at product ship: you will assist with customer trials, address field issues, ensure product sustainability, and/or drive validation and automation. You will work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team of engineers working on forward-looking technologies with extensive interaction with partner engineering teams.
Key Qualifications & Experience:

• Datacenter & Architecture Experience: Background developing software in C++/C for large-scale, complex multi-processor architectures (x86, ARM), from low-level firmware up to rack management control software.
• OS & Firmware: Experience with Linux/Yocto, OpenBMC, and/or ZephyrOS.
• Bring-Up & Debug: Deep expertise in early-stage development, including silicon, chip, board, and full-system bring-up. Proven ability in driver development and low-level/silicon debugging.
• Hardware Interfaces & Buses: Hands-on experience writing software for low-level interfaces including I2C, PMBus, AVSbus, MDIO, PCIe, SPI, USB, and SERDES.
• Management & Telemetry Protocols: Strong knowledge of Redfish and DMTF standards including MCTP, PLDM, and SPDM.
• Security & Boot: Implementation of Secure Boot, u-boot, Secure Root of Trust (RoT), and familiarity with architectures like Calyptra.
• Networking: Solid baseline knowledge of datacenter networking, switching, and NIC architectures.
• Testing & Automation: Expertise with debugging tools, testing techniques, and driving system-level validation and automation.
• Lifecycle Ownership: Demonstrated lifecycle product ownership of complex products, participating in cross-functional teams from product inception to volume production.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Ability to work with support groups, including Sales, Marketing, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Customer Support, Compliance, Safety, and Sustainability.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in engineering and 8+ years of related experience.
  

Beneficial Experience:

• Small Team Lead or proven technical mentor.
  

Compensation And Benefits
The annual base salary range for this position is USD To USD
As a valued member of our team, you'll be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus and the opportunity to receive not only a competitive new hire equity grant, but also annual equity awards, connecting your success directly to the company's growth. All subject to relevant plan documents and award agreements.
Broadcom offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package: Medical, dental and vision plans, RRSP participation including company matching, Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company-paid holidays; and paid sick leave and vacation time. The company follows all applicable laws for leaves of absence.
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