Principal Software Engineer

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Job Description:

The vSAN team in VMware by Broadcom is looking for a software engineer to work on the next generation file system projects. The engineer will be part of the vSAN core team responsible for developing new vSAN features and products based on an enterprise-class virtualization platform. The team member will work with architects, product management teams and other

stakeholders across sites to design and develop new features and products.

Why will you enjoy this new opportunity

At VMware by Broadcom, we are building new possibilities for our customers by accelerating digital business transformation. We are modernizing data centers for greater agility and productivity, integrating public clouds for faster time to market, and transforming cyber security.

If you are passionate about Virtualization, Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure, Storage and Distributed Systems, you will feel right at home as part of the vSAN team. You will be involved in cutting-edge technology and innovation in storage virtualization control plane crafting the next generation storage solutions. You will play a crucial role in the design, implementation, and troubleshooting of a full lifecycle management solution for configuring, provisioning, and orchestrating data services in a distributed and virtualized enterprise and cloud provider environment.

Success in the Role: the performance outcomes over the first 6-12 months

Within your first 6 months

• You will be expected to have a good understanding of vSAN products and technologies.

• You will participate in design discussions and development activities for the next generation vSAN features.

After 6 months+

• You will be responsible for designing and delivering various vSAN features with increasing independence, specifically in vSAN Control Path

• You will collaborate effectively with other engineers and researchers to solve complex problems.

• You will bring your knowledge of distributed systems and storage as needed.

• You will be driven and passionate about understanding customer needs and crafting high quality solutions to meet those needs.

• You will contribute to complex software solutions that have resulted in significant market impact.

• As a member of the core vSAN team, you will be expected to work with senior leads and PMs and generate ideas for next-generation solutions.

The Work: the assignments, requirements, and skills involved

Your regular activities may be modified to suit your professional strengths, but you can expect a variety of the following assignments:

• Deliver product features in a highly scalable distributed data storage product (vSAN ESA)

• Participate in all phases of the software development cycle as part of an agile team

• Collaborate with the team to deliver high quality code with tests in place to prevent any regressions

• Lead and participate in code reviews

• Write design specifications and document your work

• Collaborate with Support, Development, QA and Field teams to diagnose and fix complex customer issues and orchestrate development and testing of patches/hotfixes. 

• Work together with other team leads to improve software development processes

• Provide insights to the team on how to make code maintainable and product diagnosable and serviceable

• Design and implement tools to help support engineers diagnose problems thereby reducing time to resolution

Who you are

• You are a self-starter – you thrive in a fast paced and changing environment

• You have strong collaboration skills with a "Team First" mentality

• You have technical engineering excellence, innovation in everything you do

• You have a "Growth" mindset in tackling problems and creating great solutions

• You have a Bachelor's/Master's in Computer Science or related degree

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors and 12+ years of related experience; at this level a postgraduate degree is typically expected OR

• Masters degree and 10+ years of related experience OR

• PhD and 7+ years of related experience
  Solid knowledge of OOP concepts, object/data modeling, and data structures

• Deep working knowledge/expertise in C/C++

• Deep working knowledge in multithreading, IPC, socket, signals etc programming.

• Expertise in Linux based systems and system level programming experience.

• GoLang is a plus

The structure and culture of the team

This position reports to the manager of the vSAN Control Path team, an experienced software engineer and manager with many years of engineering and management experience. The team consists of highly competent senior engineers. We focus on iterative development, both of software and our software development practices.

You will initially be part of an established team that has a wide range of core platform responsibilities but will be expected to help blaze a new trail for the products, the team and the organization. This is a great opportunity for someone who likes to not only work well with the team and the technical leads, but also develop an understanding of the company's business objectives, and conceptualize and drive new initiatives that put a mark on the company roadmap.

The location

This role will be based out of Broadcom office in Palo Alto, CA.
Benefits and perks of working at VMware by Broadcom

You and your loved ones will be supported with a competitive and comprehensive benefits package. More details can be found by visiting https://www.broadcom.com/company/careers/culture

Additional Job Description:

Broadcom is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, 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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