Technical lead - Software Quality Engineer

Job Overview

Position:
Technical lead – Staff Software Quality Engineer

Company:
Broadcom

Location:

Palo Alto, CA, USA

Culture:
Working from office, fast‑paced agilite team

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable Python tests using the Pytest framework for distributed security solutions.
• Develop comprehensive test plans covering functional, system, scalability, performance, longevity, and churn.
• Create intricate test cases for distributed scale topology factors.
• Automate test execution and maintain integration in CI/CD pipelines.
• Identify defects, report issues, and collaborate with developers to resolve defects.
• Coordinate with test, product, SRE, and systems teams to ensure coverage from functional to performance angles.
• Design complex distributed architectures and influence peers toward adoption.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices in testing, coding, code review, and automation.
• Document architecture, procedures, and processes, contributing to process improvement.

• Minimum 6 years of experience in networking, security, or cloud‑based technologies.
• Minimum 6 years of strong programming skills in Python, YAML, Bash, and object‑oriented programming.
• Minimum 4 years of virtualization experience in installation, configuration, and administration (e.g., vSphere).
• Good understanding of I/O subsystems and virtualization.
• Extensive knowledge of firewall and security services, and TCP/IP stack, L2/L3, WAN.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills, debugging complex systems, and networking troubleshooting expertise.
• Working knowledge of REST APIs.
• Familiarity with traffic simulator tools such as Ixia Cyperf, TRex, and Iperf (preferred).
• Experience with tcpdump, Wireshark, trace route, and netstat.
• Bonus: experience with virtualization, containerization, or cloud platforms such as VMware, AWS, Azure, GCP.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent and 8+ years of related experience.
• Or Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent and 6+ years of related experience.

Work on cutting‑edge technologies in a dynamic and innovative environment, collaborate with a talented and passionate team, and receive competitive compensation and benefits.

Annual base salary range: $120,000 – $192,000. Eligible for discretionary annual bonus and equity.

Benefits include:

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• 401(k) participation with company matching.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Paid holidays, sick leave, and vacation time.
• Paid Family Leave and other applicable leaves.

Broadcom is an equal‑opportunity employer. We consider qualified applicants regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability status, medical condition, pregnancy, veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law. Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.