Principal Engineer, VCF Cluster Management Team

About Broadcom

Broadcom Inc. is a global infrastructure technology leader built on 50 years of innovation, collaboration, and engineering excellence. We design, develop, and supply a broad range of semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions. Our category-leading product portfolios serve the world’s most successful companies.

About the VCF Team

The VCF (VMware Cloud Foundation) team at Broadcom is at the forefront of delivering cutting-edge cloud infrastructure solutions. We are dedicated to building robust, scalable, and high-performance distributed systems that empower enterprises to achieve their digital transformation goals. Our team fosters a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and technical excellence.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced and visionary Principal Engineer to join our VCF Cluster Management team. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for defining the technical vision, architecting, and leading the implementation of complex distributed systems that are central to our VCF offerings. You will work closely with product management, engineering teams, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions, driving innovation and excellence in our product development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Vision and Strategy: Define and articulate the technical vision and strategy for distributed systems within the VCF portfolio, ensuring alignment with overall product and company objectives.
• Architecture and Design: Lead the architectural design and development of highly scalable, reliable, and performant distributed systems. This includes selecting appropriate technologies, designing system components, and ensuring system interoperability.
• Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to multiple engineering teams. Drive best practices in software development, including design patterns, code quality, testing, and deployment.
• Hands-on Development: Contribute significantly to the hands-on implementation of core system components, setting an example for code quality and engineering excellence.
• Problem Solving: Identify and resolve complex technical challenges, acting as a key troubleshooter and problem-solver for critical system issues.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with product managers, UX designers, quality assurance, and other engineering teams to ensure successful product delivery.
• Innovation: Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends related to distributed systems, cloud computing, and virtualization, proposing and prototyping innovative solutions.
• Performance and Scalability: Ensure the design and implementation of systems meet stringent performance, scalability, and security requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience: 12+ years of experience in software development, with at least 5 years in a lead architect or principal engineer role focusing on distributed systems.
• Distributed Systems Expertise: Deep understanding and hands-on experience with various distributed systems concepts, technologies, and patterns (e.g., microservices, distributed databases, messaging queues, consensus algorithms, fault tolerance, consistency models).
• Cloud Platforms: Extensive experience with cloud computing platforms (e.g., VMware vSphere, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) and their underlying infrastructure.
• Programming Languages: Proficiency in one or more relevant programming languages (e.g., Go, Java, Python, C++).
• Operating Systems: Strong knowledge of Linux operating systems and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Networking: Solid understanding of networking concepts and protocols relevant to distributed systems.
• Problem-Solving: Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Leadership: Proven ability to lead and mentor engineering teams, fostering a collaborative and high-performance environment.
• Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Kubernetes and Container orchestration.
• Experience with open-source distributed systems frameworks and projects.
• Contributions to open-source projects or relevant technical publications.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

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Compensation and Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is $127,100 to 226,000.

This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus in accordance with relevant plan documents, and equity in accordance with equity plan documents and equity award agreements.

Broadcom offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package: 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 and vacation time. The company follows all applicable laws for Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.

Broadcom is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability status, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law.

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