R&D Staff Software Engineer

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Job Description:

Business Summary:

VMware by Broadcom, is the leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions that enable our more than 350,000 enterprise and SMB customers to thrive in the Cloud Era. A pioneer in the use of virtualization and automation technologies, VMware by Broadcom simplifies IT complexity across the entire data center to the virtual workplace, empowering customers with solutions in the software-defined data center to hybrid cloud computing and Private AI. If you are ready to accelerate, innovate and lead, join us as we challenge constraints and problem solve for tomorrow, today.

Avi Load Balancer, delivers software-defined application load balancing services with global server load balancing, Intelligent Web Application Firewall(iWAF), advanced analytics and monitoring, intelligent automation and elasticity with multi-cloud data fabrics. It also integrates seamlessly with API driven automation and orchestration tools such as Ansible and Terraform. It completes and enables enterprises digital transformation. We deliver the industry s only complete software-defined networking stack from L2-L7 built for the modern multi-cloud era leveraging a common architectural foundation.

Job Role and Responsibilities:
Embark on an exciting journey with Broadcom as a Senior Member of Technical Staff within Application Networking And Security Division(ANS) Business Unit. You will be a part of the Avi Load Balancer team responsible for delivering innovative and performant solutions in Layer 7/Application Security domain.

We are seeking an experienced, high-energy and out-of-box thinker/resourceful engineer to help us deliver in this journey. This is an on-site role in Palo Alto, CA, USA, where you will be part of a larger geographically distributed team in Germany and India.

As a Senior Member of Technical Staff, you will:

• Deliver innovative features in Layer 7/Application Security domain.
• Solve complex problems and troubleshoot Layer 7/Application Security Data path.
• Improve the performance, throughput, component efficiency in Layer 7/Application Security domain.
• Evangelize and influence good software practices through design/peer code reviews/automated unit and functional tests.
• Engage with product teams to learn about existing challenges and customer success teams to field support calls.
• Mentor junior and other team members.

Qualifications:

• Technical skills: C/C++ (Expert), Python (Intermediate), Go (Basic), Secure Coding, Data structures and Algorithms, network software development.
  
• Experience of working in Data path/Data Plane/Fast Path, Load Balancers, Application Proxies
• Domain knowledge: L2-L7 Networking, TCP/IP Stack, Excellent understanding of HTTP Protocol, HTTP/2, Quic, NGINX architecture, Web Application Firewalls (WAF) like ModSecurity.
• Education: BS in Computer Science or related field with 8+ years of related work experience/MS in Computer Science or related field with 6+ years of related work experience/PHD in Computer Science or related field with 3+ years of related work experience.
• Adaptability and Growth Mindset: Proactive, with a keen ability to thrive in a dynamic environment, always seeking to learn and improve.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Experience/Awareness in OpenSSL, Application Security, Tools such as Wireshark, gdb, valgrind / asan / ubsan, Linux perf / benchmarking for C/C++ is a plus.

Additional Job Description:

Compensation and Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is $119,000 - $190,000

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, 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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