Software Engineer, Network Drivers for High Speed Ethernet NIC

Overview

On Site
USD 141,300.00 - 226,000.00 per year
Full Time

Skills

Ethernet
Software Design
Documentation
Quality Assurance
Test Cases
Customer Support
Computer Science
Electronics
Electrical Engineering
Linux Kernel
Switches
Computer Networking
Firmware
PCI Express
iptables
Firewall
TLS
IPsec
Network Security
DOS
TPM
Total Productive Maintenance
C
C++
Python
x86
ARM
Analytical Skill
Conflict Resolution
Problem Solving
Debugging
Computer Hardware
Communication
Collaboration
API
Linux
Remote Direct Memory Access
Firmware Development
ROOT
Network
Virtualization
Hypervisor
SR-IOV
Management
Continuous Integration
Continuous Delivery
Jenkins
Git
Quick Learner
Law

Job Details

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Job Description:

Software Engineer responsible for designing and development of the network drivers for the High Performance Ethernet NIC.

Responsibilities:
  • As a Software Engineer, you will be responsible for the design and development of the network driver for the High Performance Ethernet NIC.
  • Work closely with the Architecture teams, Silicon Design teams and other Software / Firmware teams to architect, design and implement scalable and high performance applications
  • Author and contribute in 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 the tests and support through the release development cycle.
  • Work closely with the Customer Support Engineers on any customer field issues and provide timely resolutions

Requirements:
  • Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/ Electronics / Electrical Engineering.
  • Overall 12+ years of experience in Linux Systems programming, Linux kernel, Linux Network Drivers, Linux Kernel Networking, Virtual Switching and Data center Networking.
  • Experience delivering high-performance NIC drivers in Linux and firmware implementation to support multi-ring architecture.
  • Strong PCIe NIC background to design optimal Rx/Tx data transfer over PCIe, Control and Data Path implementation of Firewall using iptables including offload of Firewall functionality.
  • Experience with SR-IOV / virtio based Virtualization Implementation is desired.
  • Good experience with one or more of fast path implementations - DPDK, eBPF, XDP
  • Hands-on experience with KTLS / DTLS Design and Implementation including HW offload of TLS, IPSec HW Offload using Linux XFRM framework are desirable.
  • Good understanding of Network security threats (DoS / DDoS, MIM attacks), TPM
  • Excellent programming skills in C, C++ and Python. Proficiency in developing optimized code in both x86 and ARM64 compiler toolchains.
  • Strong analytical, problem solving and debugging skills in a combined Software and Hardware environments.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, Ability to efficiently collaborate with multiple teams across geographically diverse areas.
  • Good understanding of RDMA & RoCE protocol areas including the user space Verbs API, Linux RDMA core drivers, RoCE drivers, and the RoCE firmware development is desired.
  • Good understanding of HW and OS interactions on Multi-host, Multi-Root and Network Partitioning (NPAR) deployments is highly desired. Exposure to virtualization technologies like Hypervisors, VirtIO, SRIOV, Virtual IOMMU, Memory Management is desired.
  • CI/CD experience using Jenkins, Git is preferred
  • Enthusiastic, Quick Learner and passionate about programming
  • A team player with good Social Skills

Additional Job Description:

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.

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.

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