Software Engineer 3

Broadcom•San Diego, CA

About The Position

As a Staff Software Engineer on the ESXi OS Services team, you will lead the 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.

Requirements

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.

Nice To Haves

Golang is a plus.

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.