R&D Staff Engineer Software

Broadcom Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plans

401(k) with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Paid holidays, sick leave and vacation

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

Broadcom Inc. in California is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to design, develop, and deliver software and firmware for ultra-high-performance datacenter-scale solutions.

You will own all design aspects, including firmware, drivers, embedded Linux/Yocto builds, and upper-level control software, with a cradle-to-grave lifecycle approach. You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team and drive validation and automation, contributing to customer trials and field issue resolution in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering and 8+ years related experience.
• Strong background in C/C++ for large-scale multi-processor architectures.
• Experience with Linux/Yocto, OpenBMC, ZephyrOS and firmware bring-up.

Responsibilities

• Own design end-to-end from firmware to rack management software.
• Assist with customer trials, field issues, and product sustainability.
• Drive validation, automation, and system-level testing with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Datacenter architecture

C/C++ programming

Linux/Yocto/OpenBMC

Driver development

Hardware interfaces

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

ZephyrOS

OpenBMC

Yocto

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.

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, 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.

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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