Principal Engineer - Enterprise COBOL Application

Broadcom; United States; On-site; USD 129,400 - 207,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Equity awards

Job summary

Broadcom is seeking a hands-on principal engineer to own and expand an enterprise COBOL application on the mainframe. You will guide COBOL integration, modernization, and testing strategies while coding in the system and mentoring teams.

You will balance run and build activities, ensure CI/CD compatibility, and act as the go-to SME for internal demos and test environments within Broadcom's mainframe software division.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of hands-on software engineering experience with enterprise COBOL development.
• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of related experience or Master's with 10+ years of related experience.
• Strong experience with mainframe subsystems (Db2, IMS, CICS, IDMS, Datacom).
• Experience leading technical initiatives across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Experience using Endevor and GitHub.

Responsibilities

• Own the Roadmap: Define, prioritize, and manage the backlog for the COBOL application.
• Balance Run vs. Build: patch existing logic vs. engineer new capabilities for modern testing.
• Code & Implement: write, test, and deploy COBOL code for new features.
• Leverage MSD DevOps: analyze, build, debug, manage, and validate applications.
• Ensure CI/CD pipelines and middleware integration for stability.
• Serve as SME to advise on COBOL integration and testing strategies.
• Establish governance for community contributions across internal groups.

Skills

COBOL development

Mainframe software engineering

Agile methodologies

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Db2

IMS

CICS

IDMS

Datacom

Endevor

GitHub

Job description

Job Description

Mainframe systems are at the heart of the digital economy, with 80% of the world's structured corporate data residing or originating on mainframes, and 55% of all enterprise applications hitting the mainframe to complete transactions. Our industry-leading software solutions are critical to many Fortune 1000 companies.

Mainframe systems are at the heart of the digital economy, with 80% of the world's structured corporate data residing or originating on mainframes, and 55% of all enterprise applications hitting the mainframe to complete transactions. Our industry-leading software solutions are critical to many Fortune 1000 companies.

We are seeking a hands-on, highly skilled principal engineer to own, maintain, and expand our enterprise COBOL application. Unlike traditional legacy production systems, this specific platform is a critical internal-only tool used to generate test data, simulate complex business scenarios, and support demo environments across Broadcom's mainframe software division.

In this role, you will be the absolute authority on this system. You will act as a "player-coach" - getting your hands dirty in the mainframe codebase while simultaneously serving as the main subject matter expert (SME) to advise our division on COBOL integration, modernization, and testing strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the Roadmap: Define, prioritize, and manage the backlog for the COBOL application, ensuring it meets the evolving needs of our QA, automation, and demo teams.
• Balance "Run" vs. "Build": Decide when to patch existing logic and when to engineer new, scalable capabilities to support modern testing frameworks.
• Code & Implement: Write, test, and deploy COBOL code to add new features and enhance the application’s capabilities.
• Use What We Build: Leverage products from the MSD DevOps solution to analyze, build, debug, manage, and validate the applications.
• Environment Support: Ensure the applications remain stable, reliable, and integrated with our modern CI/CD pipelines and middleware.
• Internal Consultant: Act as the go-to technical advisor for other product teams needing to build test environments and demo scenarios using the applications.
• Governance: Establish a process for community contributions from multiple internal organizations.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 12+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, with a heavy focus on enterprise COBOL development within IBM mainframe or mainframe-emulation environments.
• Bachelors and 12+ years of related experience; or Masters degree and 10+ years of related experience
• High proficiency in building applications that leverage mainframe subsystems (Db2, IMS, CICS, IDMS, Datacom)
• Experience leading technical initiatives across multiple teams and stakeholders
• Experience using Source Code Management tools such as Endevor and GitHub.

Soft Skills & Professional Competencies

• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to deliver succinct technical presentations and write clear documentation for diverse stakeholders.
• Excellent problem-solving, structural debugging, and data-driven analysis capabilities.
• High emotional intelligence, a hunger for learning emerging technologies, and the capacity to give and receive constructive feedback.
• Experience in Agile software development methodology.
• Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented environment.
• Open to learning new technologies and programming languages.

Compensation And Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is USD 129,400.00 To USD 207,000.00

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, 401(K) participation including company matching, Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company paid holidays, paid sick leave and vacation time. The company follows all applicable laws for Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.

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