R&D Senior Engineer Software

Broadcom Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plans

401(K) participation including company

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Company paid holidays

Paid sick leave and vacation time

Paid Family Leave and other leaves of

Job summary

Broadcom Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and deliver software and firmware for ultra-high-performance datacenter-scale systems.

In a hands-on, in-person environment, you will own ZephyrOS/OpenBMC firmware, drivers, and Linux/Yocto builds, driving cradle-to-grave lifecycle ownership and field validation. You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team and partner groups, tackling bring-up, debugging, and automation across multi-processor architectures in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering with 5+ years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Own design, development, and delivery of software and firmware for datacenter-scale solutions.
• Work on ZephyrOS/OpenBMC firmware, microcode, device drivers, and embedded Linux/Yocto builds.
• Cradle-to-grave lifecycle ownership including customer trials, field issues, and validation.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and partner engineering groups.

Skills

Datacenter architecture

C/C++ development

Linux/Yocto/OpenBMC

Bring-up & debugging

Device drivers

Hardware interfaces (I2C/PCIe/USB)

Redfish/PLDM/MCTP/SPDM

Secure Boot / RoT

Datacenter networking

Testing & automation

Lifecycle ownership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Job Description:

As a Senior 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 5+ years of related experience.

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.

• 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


• Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence

Broadcom is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability status, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law.

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