Senior VMKernel Engineer - ESXi Kernel & OS Tech (Equity)

Broadcom; California; On-site; USD 122,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

401(k) with match

ESPP

EAP

Paid time off

Equity awards

Equity grant

Paid holidays

Job summary

Broadcom, in VMware by Broadcom, seeks an experienced VMKernel engineer to design and implement the kernel for ESXi, collaborating across teams to deliver enterprise-class virtualization capabilities.

You will own parts of the core kernel infrastructure, optimize synchronization and OS techniques on x86 server architectures, and advance kernel APIs with strong C programming and OS architecture expertise. This role requires US work authorization.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science or related field and 8+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Or MS degree in Computer Science or related field and 6+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Or PhD and 3+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Strong understanding of kernel-level OS architectures such as Linux, Unix, Solaris, BSD-like systems, Windows, embedded real-time OS.
• Extensive kernel-level development experience and expertise with synchronization in preemptive multi-threaded environments.
• Experience with Intel x86 CPU architecture and Intel based server architecture.
• Similar experience and understanding of AMD architecture, a plus.
• Excellent analytical, debugging and C programming skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Must have legal authorization to work in the US.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement kernel locking techniques, filesystems, various kernel APIs and interfaces.
• Work with multiple engineering teams to architect and deliver new OS features for ESXi.
• Own parts of the core kernel infrastructures and lead larger projects.

Skills

Kernel development

C programming

OS architectures

Concurrency

x86 architecture

Linux/Unix

Verbal communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

PhD in related field

Job description

Broadcom, in VMware by Broadcom, seeks an experienced VMKernel engineer to design and implement the kernel for ESXi, collaborating across teams to deliver enterprise-class virtualization capabilities.

You will own parts of the core kernel infrastructure, optimize synchronization and OS techniques on x86 server architectures, and advance kernel APIs with strong C programming and OS architecture expertise. This role requires US work authorization.