Principal SW Engineer

Overview

Ethernet NIC product portfolio is designed for high performance computing and networking applications including AI and ML. This is driven by the growing need for high server bandwidth, highest throughput and lowest latency networks. The NIC team is involved in the development of the next generation of Ethernet NIC solutions for AI/ML and High performance computing applications. We are looking for excellent software and firmware engineers to join the NIC product development team.

Responsibilities

• Design and development of the ROCE Driver, ROCE Tools, ROCE Library, and Firmware features for Ethernet NIC products.

• Design, develop, and maintain driver code in Linux kernel and firmware code for embedded systems using C/C++.

• Develop, optimize, and debug low‑level drivers, protocols, and real‑time features.

• Work closely with Architecture teams, Silicon Design teams and other Software / Firmware teams to architect, design and implement scalable and high performance applications.

• Author and contribute to software design, development, validation, and documentation to deliver high quality, high performance and functionally excellent products.

• Work with the QA team to define high quality test cases, review tests and support through the release development cycle.

• Work closely with Customer Support Engineers on any customer field issues and provide timely resolutions.

• Work with the Linux community to upstream driver code to the public repo.

Requirements

• BE in Computer Science/ Electronics & Communications and 12+ years of experience, or MSyears of experience.

• Significant experience in RDMA protocol, Linux Systems programming, Linux kernel, Linux Network Drivers, Linux Kernel Networking, Virtual Switching, Data center Networking, Firmware development.

• Good understanding of the RDMA protocol; hands‑on experience with RDMA is highly desired.

• Excellent programming skills in C, C++ and Python. Proficiency in developing optimized code in both x86 and ARM
64 compiler tool chains.

• Experience analyzing and tuning performance for a variety of AI/ML and HPC workloads.

• Deep knowledge of Linux kernel and Linux kernel networking is an added advantage.

• Experience in writing test scripts to verify NIC behavior is highly desired.

• Understanding of schematics, datasheets, and hardware interfaces.

• Strong analytical, problem‑solving and debugging skills in combined Software and Hardware environments.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to efficiently collaborate with multiple teams across geographically diverse areas.

Compensation and Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is $141,300 - $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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.

Location & Application Notes

If you are located outside USA, please be sure to fill out a home address as this will be used for future correspondence.

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