R&D Software Engineer

About the Role

Broadcom’s Mainframe Software Division (MSD) is looking for a talented and motivated Software Engineer with a passion for building high-quality applications using agile practices to join our Mainframe Security and Compliance team. In this role, you will be a key member of the development team and will focus on building, testing, and supporting leading‑edge Mainframe Security solutions used by many of the world’s largest companies.

The R&D Software Engineer 4 will perform complex code modification, testing, and debugging tasks, as well as provide high‑level analysis related to software design and development. The person in this role is expected to technically lead a small team, advising, mentoring, and coaching more junior developers and partnering with stakeholders such as Product Owners and Solution Architects.

Lisle, IL

• Applying your past experience to inform the product roadmap
• Experimenting with new technologies that improve our software
• Adopt a test‑first approach to software development in which, where possible, the test is developed before the code
• Participate in design and code reviews with other engineers
• Participate in test plan reviews
• Mentor Junior team members
• Perform unit/module testing of software
• Actively support and contribute to end of iteration demos
• Responsible for assigned integration, testing, and deployment tasks
• Actively foster continuous team improvement in self and team
• Contribute to team retrospectives; help to identify and resolve team impediments
• Take ownership of problems and continuously strive to become a better problem solver
• Write and maintain documentation to describe program development, logic, coding, testing, changes, and corrections

• At least 8+ years of experience testing modern large‑scale software and complex test configurations
• Has mastered the basics of operating as a developer in the IBM mainframe environment
• Experience debugging with tools like XDC, IPCS
• Experience in software development using IBM Assembler/Metal C on the mainframe (zOS or zVSE) platform
• Experience in implementing JCL to execute batch processes in zOS or zVSE
• Additional experience in one or more of the following programming languages: IBM C, ISPF CLIST, REXX, RESTful APIs, and Object‑Oriented programming

• No (or minimal) business travel is expected for this position
• Office environment. No special physical demands are required.

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or higher or global equivalent in a software‑related field.

8+ years of experience in software development or a related field.

Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.

The annual base salary range for this position is $108,00 – $172,800. This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus and equity in accordance with relevant plan documents and agreements. Broadcom offers a comprehensive benefits package: medical, dental and vision plans, 401(K) participation and 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.