R&D Software Engineer

Broadcom•Burlington, MA

2d•$121,900 - $195,000

About The Position

The Virtual Machine Monitor Group (“Monitor Group”) is responsible for the core CPU and memory virtualization technology used in all of Broadcom's VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Division products. You will have the opportunity to work with bleeding edge CPU technology, VT-x/AMD-V, interrupt virtualization, memory virtualization/management, and virtualization of other forms of compute technologies and accelerators. The VCF Division works to build products and solutions that power the hybrid cloud. Working alongside other highly motivated and capable engineers you will get to interact with our largest customers to define the next generation of Broadcom's industry-leading VMWare Cloud Foundation platform.

Requirements

Deep understanding of processor architecture and low-level OS kernel internals, system software including memory management, resource management, and interrupt architecture.
Proficient in C programming.
Assembly code used whenever needed to deal with machine-specific constructs.
Experience in C, and assembly programming.
Experience working on the kernel and /or virtualization space.
Proficient in x86_64 CPU architecture.
Must have legal authorization to work in the US.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field and 8+ years of related experience or Masters degree in Computer Science or related field and 6+ years of related experience or PhD plus 3+ years.

Responsibilities

Maintain and develop the virtual CPU and memory aspects of the virtual machine platform that runs guest operating systems.
Get up to speed with one of the specialization areas, such as new CPU feature enablement, x86_64 instruction set (ISA) virtualization, confidential computing, modernization of the monitor architecture, hardware accelerators, power-aware compute or aspects of guest timekeeping.
Have impactful, core engineering contributions and enhancements in your area of specialization.
Design and deliver features in support of new processors or a proposed enhancement for the virtual machine monitor architecture.
Be involved in the design and implementation of upcoming CPU instruction set updates in a virtualization context.
Contribute to an aspect of memory virtualization/management features as part of a monitor modernization effort.
Make proposals that help define the design roadmap, or drive a technical effort leading other engineers (for more senior roles).