Staff Software Engineer - User Space OS & Kubernetes

Broadcom Inc.; California (MO); 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

Job summary

Broadcom Inc. is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the User Space Services on the ESXi OS Services team.

You will lead design and delivery of high-impact functionality across User Space OS services, container services, distributed control planes, and application infrastructure. You will help define technical direction for enterprise-class virtualization, Kubernetes platforms, and modern cloud-native workloads, collaborating with Product Management and cross-functional teams to deliver

Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering or similar fields. 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 operating system internals, especially user space concepts like processes, threads, memory management, and I/O.
• History of System software projects.
• Experience in developing, debugging, and optimizing core operating system services or user space applications.
• Familiarity with cloud-native technologies, containerization (Docker/containerd), and Kubernetes architecture.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement advanced operating system techniques for managing virtual systems on x86 architectures.
• Architect and develop scalable container services, container runtimes, and Kubernetes platform capabilities tightly integrated with ESXi and vSphere.
• Develop highly available platform infrastructure to run customer workloads that span across clusters and zones, supporting their specific network and storage requirements.
• Maintain open source code for security fixes, and upkeep upstream Kubernetes features.
• Drive development of platforms supporting SaaS, CaaS, and FaaS workloads.
• Partner closely with Product Management to define requirements and translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Collaborate with UI/UX designers, system architects, test teams, and cross-functional stakeholders across the organization to deliver high-quality, end-to-end solutions.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Golang

Education

BS/MS/PhD in CS/EE

Tools

Docker

containerd

Kubernetes

Job description

Broadcom Inc. is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the User Space Services on the ESXi OS Services team.

You will lead design and delivery of high-impact functionality across User Space OS services, container services, distributed control planes, and application infrastructure. You will help define technical direction for enterprise-class virtualization, Kubernetes platforms, and modern cloud-native workloads, collaborating with Product Management and cross-functional teams to deliver