Broadcom

System Software Engineer

Posted on: 23 Jan 2021

San Jose, CA

Job Description

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The Core Switch Group (CSG) at Broadcom is the industry leading provider of networking switch ASICs. CSG team focuses on developing network switch chips and software that power the largest mega scale data centers and cloud operator networks. Development effort includes definition, architecture, design and verification tasks on CSG cutting edge products.

This position focuses on the development of system infrastructure software for a networking operating system (NOS) software. This job entails development of embedded software components for port management, control path packet buffering and processing, Quality of Service (QoS) features, debugging infrastructure, and error handling infrastructure, amongst other features to serve the system infrastructure needs for a NOS.

Some example expectations from this role:

* Must have thorough knowledge of system-level features for Network Operating Systems (NOS).

* Work with ASIC Hardware Adaptation Layer and develop platform-dependent and platform-independent features.

* Review and understand standards for data networking protocols, customer application requirements and how they map to Broadcom network switch solutions.

* Work with Software, Hardware, Marketing, Architecture and Design teams to define requirements and architecture for new generations of switch systems.

* Read and analyze HW functional specifications, architectural specifications, HW models, register files and implement SW control plane drivers based on thorough understanding of the requirements.

* Create detailed SW design specifications, presentations, and internal training materials.

* Research and introduce new tools and technologies for the Network Operating System.

* Port and validate switch software and firmware components across various control plane CPUs and CPU architectures, various HW platform architectures and various ASIC architectures.

* Work closely with SQA team to develop, run and troubleshoot unit and functional tests.

* Support Applications Engineering team on customer engagements, field failure analysis, debugging and patching.



Experience : Bachelor's and 12+ years of related experience; at this level a post-graduate degree is typically expected or Master's and 10+ years of related experience or PhD and 7+ years of related experience

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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Broadcom

San Jose, CA

Broadcom Inc. designs, develops, and supplies a range of semiconductor devices with a focus on complex digital and mixed signal complementary metal oxide semiconductor based devices and analog III-V based products worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Wired Infrastructure, Wireless Communications, Enterprise Storage, and Industrial & Other. The Wired Infrastructure segment provides set-top box system-on-chips (SoCs); cable, digital subscriber line, and passive optical networking central office/consumer premise equipment SoCs; Ethernet switching and routing application specific standard products; embedded processors and controllers; serializer/deserializer application specific integrated circuits; optical and copper, and physical layers; and fiber optic laser and receiver components.

The Wireless Communications segment offers RF front end modules, filters, and power amplifiers; Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and global positioning system/global navigation satellite system SoCs; and custom touch controllers. The Enterprise Storage segment provides serial attached small computer system interface, and redundant array of independent disks controllers and adapters; peripheral component interconnect express switches; fiber channel host bus adapters and switches; read channel based SoCs; custom flash controllers; and preamplifiers.

The Industrial & Other segment offers optocouplers, industrial fiber optics, motion control encoders and subsystems, and light emitting diodes. The company’s products are used in various applications, including enterprise and data center networking, home connectivity, set-top boxes, broadband access, telecommunication equipment, smartphones and base stations, data center servers and storage systems, factory automation, power generation and alternative energy systems, and electronic displays. Broadcom Inc. is headquartered in San Jose, California.

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