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San Jose, CA
Schedule
Full-time
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Staff Software Engineer will design, develop, and deliver software and firmware for high-performance datacenter-scale solutions. The role is in person and involves ownership across the product lifecycle, from firmware and device drivers to control software, customer trials, field issues, validation, and automation. The engineer will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team and partner engineering teams. A bachelor's degree in engineering and 8+ years of related experience are specified.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

C++CMulti-Processor Architecture DevelopmentLinuxYoctoOpenBMCZephyrOSSystem Bring-UpDriver DevelopmentLow-Level DebuggingI2CPMBusAVSbusMDIOPCIeSPIUSBSERDESRedfishDMTF StandardsMCTPPLDMSPDMSecure BootU-BootSecure Root of TrustCalyptraDatacenter NetworkingNetwork SwitchingNIC ArchitecturesDebugging ToolsTesting TechniquesSystem-Level ValidationAutomationProduct Lifecycle OwnershipCross-Functional CollaborationTechnical LeadershipMentoring

Qualifications

8+ Years Related ExperienceBachelor's in Engineering

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

USA-CA San Jose Innovation Drive

Full time

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Job Description:

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will design, develop, and deliver software and firmware for ultra-high-performance datacenter-scale solutions. We are looking for candidates who thrive in a fast-paced, start-up-like environment working in a small team of highly experienced engineers. Please note that this is an in-person position.

With our "One Person, One Project" development culture, you will own all aspects of a design, including ZephyrOS/OpenBMC firmware, microcode, device drivers, embedded Linux/Yocto builds, and/or upper-level control software. Our cradle-to-grave lifecycle approach means ownership does not end at product ship: you will assist with customer trials, address field issues, ensure product sustainability, and/or drive validation and automation. You will work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team of engineers working on forward-looking technologies with extensive interaction with partner engineering teams.

Key Qualifications & Experience:

  • Datacenter & Architecture Experience: Background developing software in C++/C for large-scale, complex multi-processor architectures (x86, ARM), from low-level firmware up to rack management control software.

  • OS & Firmware: Experience with Linux/Yocto, OpenBMC, and/or ZephyrOS.

  • Bring-Up & Debug: Deep expertise in early-stage development, including silicon, chip, board, and full-system bring-up. Proven ability in driver development and low-level/silicon debugging.

  • Hardware Interfaces & Buses: Hands-on experience writing software for low-level interfaces including I2C, PMBus, AVSbus, MDIO, PCIe, SPI, USB, and SERDES.

  • Management & Telemetry Protocols: Strong knowledge of Redfish and DMTF standards including MCTP, PLDM, and SPDM.

  • Security & Boot: Implementation of Secure Boot, u-boot, Secure Root of Trust (RoT), and familiarity with architectures like Calyptra.

  • Networking: Solid baseline knowledge of datacenter networking, switching, and NIC architectures.

  • Testing & Automation: Expertise with debugging tools, testing techniques, and driving system-level validation and automation.

  • Lifecycle Ownership: Demonstrated lifecycle product ownership of complex products, participating in cross-functional teams from product inception to volume production.

  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Ability to work with support groups, including Sales, Marketing, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Customer Support, Compliance, Safety, and Sustainability.

  • Education: Bachelor's degree in engineering and 8+ years of related experience.

Beneficial Experience:

  • Small Team Lead or proven technical mentor.

Compensation and Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is USD To USD

As a valued member of our team, you'll be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus and the opportunity to receive not only a competitive new hire equity grant, but also annual equity awards, connecting your success directly to the company's growth. All subject to relevant plan documents and 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 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.

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

Welcome! Thank you for your interest in Broadcom!

We are a global technology leader that designs, develops and supplies a broad range of semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions.

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How this job compares

Set against the 33,585 open Software Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • California median$165–246K/yr7,297 salary ranges
  • California median$48–63/hr105 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 9,052 open Software Engineer jobs in California and 33,585 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience — more than three in four Software Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 27,197 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 12,701 of the 33,585 open Software Engineer jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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