Staff Software Engineer, ESXi OS & Kubernetes

Engg; California (MO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Equity grants

ESPP

Job summary

Broadcom is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the ESXi OS Services team to drive design and delivery of high-impact functionality across User Space OS services, container services, and distributed control planes. You will shape technical direction for enterprise virtualization, Kubernetes platforms, and cloud-native workloads.

You will design advanced OS techniques for x86, develop scalable container services with Docker/containerd, and collaborate across product management and

Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or similar.
• 5+ years of relevant experience for BS, 3+ for MS.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ and Python.
• Golang is a plus.
• Deep understanding of Linux/Unix internals, esp. user space concepts.
• History of system software projects.
• Experience in developing, debugging, and optimizing core OS services or user space apps.
• Familiarity with cloud-native tech, Docker/containerd, and Kubernetes architecture.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement advanced OS techniques for managing virtual systems on x86 architectures.
• Architect and develop scalable container services and Kubernetes platform capabilities.
• Develop highly available platform infra to run customer workloads across clusters and zones.
• Maintain open source code for security fixes and upstream Kubernetes features.
• Drive platforms for SaaS, CaaS and FaaS workloads.
• Collaborate with Product Management to define requirements and translate business needs into solutions.
• Work with UI/UX, architects, test teams and stakeholders to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Deliver robust OS and Kubernetes features on regular release cadence.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Golang

Linux internals

Cloud-native

Kubernetes

Docker/containerd

System software

Communication

Education

CS/EE degree

Tools

Docker

containerd

Kubernetes

Job description

Broadcom is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the ESXi OS Services team to drive design and delivery of high-impact functionality across User Space OS services, container services, and distributed control planes. You will shape technical direction for enterprise virtualization, Kubernetes platforms, and cloud-native workloads.

You will design advanced OS techniques for x86, develop scalable container services with Docker/containerd, and collaborate across product management and