Broadcom

R&D Engineer Software 5

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Hyderabad, Telangana, IND

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Software • Semiconductor • Manufacturing

The Role

Designs and develops hardware abstraction layers for Broadcom switching silicon. Collaborates with marketing, architecture, testing, and silicon teams to implement, document, and test high-performance networking software. Requires extensive packet-forwarding, network operating system, embedded software, ASIC SDK, and forwarding-plane expertise across IPv4/IPv6, VRF, ECMP, ACL, QoS, tunnels, SRv6, and telemetry. The role also involves independent feature development, troubleshooting, and open-source tooling.

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Job Description:

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be responsible for designing and developing hardware abstraction layer for BRCM switching silicon. You will work cross functionally with marketing, architects, software test, and silicon development to design, implement, document and test high quality software.

This is a unique opportunity to deliver software for a dis-aggregated software solution with high performance and scale. This position provides the opportunity to work on the most advanced switching ASICs made by Broadcom.

Requirements:

BS/MS in Computer Science or similar
10+ years of experience in software development of packet forwarding, network OS, embedded software or related fields
Must have strong skills in programming languages such as C, C++, Python
Must have experience working on any industry leading switching ASICs from Broadcom or other vendors.
Hands-on experience in using ASIC SDK to program forwarding plane data, including ipv4/ipv6 hosts and prefixes, adjacency, ARP and ND6, VRF, ECMP, etc.
Strong forwarding plane experience in applications such L2, L3, ACL, QoS, Tunnels, SRv6, Telemetry is required.
In-depth understanding of linux network drivers is preferred.
Familiarity in working in an open source software development environment and tools such as Git, Jenkins, Gerrit, etc.
Ability to design a solution and implement features independently.
Strong problem solving and software troubleshooting skills.

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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Skills Required

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science or a similar field
10+ years of software development experience in packet forwarding, network operating systems, embedded software, or related fields
Strong programming skills in C, C++, and Python
Experience with industry-leading switching ASICs from Broadcom or other vendors
Hands-on experience using an ASIC SDK to program forwarding-plane data, including IPv4/IPv6 hosts and prefixes, adjacency, ARP, ND6, VRF, and ECMP
Strong forwarding-plane experience with L2, L3, ACL, QoS, tunnels, SRv6, and telemetry
In-depth understanding of Linux network drivers
Familiarity with open-source software development environments and tools such as Git, Jenkins, and Gerrit
Ability to independently design solutions and implement features
Strong problem-solving and software troubleshooting skills

Broadcom Compensation & Benefits Highlights

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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is used broadly through RSUs with quarterly or annual vesting, and an ESPP with a discount and look‑back that can add meaningful upside. Company disclosures show ongoing equity grants, including inducement RSUs tied to acquisitions, underscoring equity’s central role in total rewards.
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