Platform Engineer – VCF Networking

Broadcom • Meadview, AZ

1d • $121,900 - $195,000

About The Position

Broadcom is seeking a senior, hands-on Platform Engineer to help shape the future of VCF Networking. The role focuses on designing, leading, and maintaining platform components—including runtime libraries, messaging, and datastore services—with an emphasis on robustness, scalability, and performance. The engineer will apply industry standards and best practices to transform a home-grown database into a highly available, scalable Kubernetes service, and will mentor junior developers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and 8+ years of experience in distributed systems design and implementation; at this level, a post-graduate degree is typically expected; or a Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience and 6+ years of experience in distributed systems design and implementation.
• Experience building highly reliable, fault-tolerant distributed systems.
• Strong familiarity with database internals (e.g., Postgres), replication, TCP/IP, and virtualized environments (e.g., VMware vSphere).
• Deep experience transforming and modernizing existing services into containerized applications, including ownership of deployment, infrastructure, and ongoing orchestration on Kubernetes platforms.
• Recent, proficient experience with Java, C++, Go, Python, or a similar language.
• Pragmatic approach and ability to work in ambiguous areas and break down complex problems.
• Solid understanding of modern development practices, including automated testing, fault injection, and performance.

Responsibilities

• Design, lead, and maintain platform components, including runtime libraries, messaging, and datastore services, ensuring robustness, scalability, and performance.
• Apply industry standards and best practices to transform a home-grown database into a highly available and scalable containerized service on Kubernetes.
• Mentor and guide junior developers.

Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus.
• Competitive new-hire equity grant and potential annual equity awards, subject to applicable plan documents and award agreements.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• 401(k) participation with 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 in accordance with applicable laws.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior