Broadcom · 16 hours ago
Software Engineer ESX CPU & Server Platform
USA-CA - Promontory B
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$141K/yr - $226K/yr
10+ years expBroadcom is a leading technology company focused on accelerating digital business transformation. The role involves working on the ESX CPU and Server platform system kernel team, responsible for supporting Arm and x86 architecture and collaborating on hardware enablement projects across multiple teams.
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Responsibilities
Minimum BS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent and 12+ years of relevant industry experience Or MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent and 10+ years of relevant industry experience
Excellent C programming skills
Solid understanding of modern microprocessor architectures (multiprocessor programming, cache architecture, barriers etc.)
Strong operating systems and kernel internals knowledge such as Linux/BSDs/Windows NT
Good knowledge of modern computer systems, esp. around I/O - x86 PC or ServerReady Arm. (PCI, ACPI, IOMMUs, DMA, UEFI, etc.)
Hands on experience in developing OS/Kernel features, device drivers and system software components
Expertise in version control and collaborative code review tools such as git, gerrit, perforce
Ability to understand, create, modify, and troubleshoot build issues, makefiles, linux shell scripts
Self-starting – you will be frequently working outside your or your teammate’s comfort zones
Strong analytical and debugging skills
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Familiarity with virtualization platforms, such as ESX, KVM, Hyper-V
Experience with hardware bring-ups: CPU, boot loaders, chipset, SMP/NUMA, interrupt controller, SMMUs, PCIe quirks
Familiarity with hardware virtualization technologies
Assembly (Arm or x86 or RISC) programming experience
Arm Architecture knowledge highly desirable (AArch64/ARMv8 preferred)
Familiarity with kernel performance analysis and optimization
Must have legal authorization to work in the US
Qualification
Required
Minimum BS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent and 12+ years of relevant industry experience Or MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent and 10+ years of relevant industry experience
Excellent C programming skills
Solid understanding of modern microprocessor architectures (multiprocessor programming, cache architecture, barriers etc.)
Strong operating systems and kernel internals knowledge such as Linux/BSDs/Windows NT
Good knowledge of modern computer systems, esp. around I/O - x86 PC or ServerReady Arm. (PCI, ACPI, IOMMUs, DMA, UEFI, etc.)
Hands on experience in developing OS/Kernel features, device drivers and system software components
Expertise in version control and collaborative code review tools such as git, gerrit, perforce
Ability to understand, create, modify, and troubleshoot build issues, makefiles, linux shell scripts
Self-starting – you will be frequently working outside your or your teammate's comfort zones
Strong analytical and debugging skills
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Must have legal authorization to work in the US
Preferred
Familiarity with virtualization platforms, such as ESX, KVM, Hyper-V
Experience with hardware bring-ups: CPU, boot loaders, chipset, SMP/NUMA, interrupt controller, SMMUs, PCIe quirks
Familiarity with hardware virtualization technologies
Assembly (Arm or x86 or RISC) programming experience
Arm Architecture knowledge highly desirable (AArch64/ARMv8 preferred)
Familiarity with kernel performance analysis and optimization
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision plans
401(K) participation including company matching
Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Company paid holidays
Paid sick leave
Vacation time
Company
Broadcom
Broadcom is a designer, developer, and global supplier of a broad range of analog and digital semiconductor connectivity solutions.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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2015-05-28Acquired
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Leadership Team
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Kirsten Spears
CFO and CAO, Broadcom
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