Senior Quality Engineer - Virtual Machine Monitor

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USA-CA - Promontory B:
USA-MA-Burlington - Blue Sky:
USA-WA-Bellevue - 108th Avetime type:
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** The virtual machine monitor group (“Monitor Group”) is responsible for the core CPU and memory virtualization technology used in all of Broadcom's VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Division products. You will have the opportunity to work with bleeding edge CPU technology, VT-x/AMD-V, interrupt virtualization, memory virtualization/management, and virtualization of other forms of compute technologies and accelerators.

The VCF Division works to build products and solutions that power the private cloud.  Working alongside other highly motivated and capable engineers you will get to interact with our largest customers to define the next generation of Broadcom's industry-leading VMWare Cloud Foundation platform.

The Monitor Group’s principal function is to maintain and develop the virtual CPU and memory aspects of the virtual machine platform that runs guest operating  the first 6 months, you will be expected to get up to speed with one of the specialization areas, such as new CPU feature enablement, confidential computing, modernization of the monitor architecture, hardware accelerators, power-aware compute or aspects of guest timekeeping.

By year 1 you would be expected to have impactful engineering contributions and enhancements in your area of specialization.

This role requires you to possess a deep understanding of processor architecture and low-level OS kernel internals, system software including memory management, resource management, and interrupt architecture.  The principal programming language used is python and C on Linux-like platform.

You will work independently and as a member of a team of software engineers to Design, implement and execute test plan against various virtualization features (new CPU enablement, Confidential Computing, Timekeeping, Dynamic passthrough, hardware accelerators, virtual CPU/Memory limit scale-up); write test automation and framework and deploy, maintain CI/CD infrastructure;
Analyze and troubleshoot complicated issues during the testing in distributed systems; ensure product quality by find the product defects, support debugging and troubleshooting and follow up to closure.

So we expect your expertise meets below requirements
* Proficient coding skills in Python and C on Linux-like platform
* 6+ years of experience in software development and quality engineering (proven strong automation skill is a big plus)
* Knowledge of devops tool like Jenkins, github, review board, JIRA, etc.
* Good understanding of the main operating system concepts: CPU, Memory, networking/storage stack, drivers, file systems, I/O hardware, etc.
* Familiarity with one of the major server virtualization platforms is a plus
* Strong analytical, diagnostic and problem-solving skills with ability to work independently

* B.S/M.S degree in Computer Science or equivalent

You will be joining as a Monitor Engineer as part of the Monitor Group.  The Monitor Group is a part of the VMWare Cloud Foundation (VCF) Division under Broadcom.  This organization handles all aspects of virtual machine engineering and has deep roots in the history of the Company.  The Monitor Group itself is highly collaborative in nature, with a well-established culture of engineering discipline.

Here you will have the opportunity not only to interact with other team members within the Group, but also other groups working on aspects of vSphere.  You will lead your part within the projects, as well as frequently be given the opportunity to present your work to others and learn about the novel work of other engineers.
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**** Compensation and Benefits
** The annual base salary range for this position is $108,000 - $192,000

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.
** 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…