Principal Engineer - ANS R&D

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Job Description:

The Elevator Pitch: Why would you enjoy this new opportunity?  
VMware by Broadcom is the leader in datacenter infrastructure, networking and security business, and virtualization software. We empower customers with solutions from the software-defined data center to hybrid cloud computing and the mobile workspace. We have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Engineer on our Security Services Platform (SSP) team in the Application Networking and Security (ANS) division.

A tightly knit and fast paced team, SSP is building a one-of-a-kind Kubernetes based platform that will host VMware vDefend Advanced Threat Prevention (ATP), a cutting-edge networking and security analytics solution consisting of Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Network Traffic Analysis, Network Sandboxing and Network Detection and Response. Here in the SSP team, we are passionate about solving customer challenges by creating distributed solutions that are fault-tolerant, auto-recovering and scalable. We achieve all this while enjoying an innovative, collaborative and exciting workspace. Are you ready to be part of this exciting adventure with the Security Services Platform team at VMware by Broadcom?

Success in the Role: What are the performance outcomes over the first 6-12 months you will work toward completing?

• You will contribute to key pieces of SSP, including but not limited to the LCM of a scalable Kubernetes cluster, backup & restore, upgrade, AAA, trust management, monitoring and diagnostics.

• You will analyze and improve performance, scalability, and stability of SSP when hosting big data applications that ingest and process terabytes of data.

• You will collaborate effectively with other engineers and researchers to solve complex problems.  

• You will work with a global team in different geographical locations and will have a unique opportunity to mentor and grow junior engineers while also developing your leadership skills.

• You will be successfully architecting a highly scalable platform within large complex systems to drive significant customer impact.

• You will be driven and passionate about understanding customer needs and crafting high quality solutions to meet those needs.

• You will be an integral part of our SSP leadership team and a thought leader within Broadcom and the industry.

The Work: What type of work will you be doing? What assignments, requirements, or skills will you be performing on a regular basis?  

• Lead and drive engineering architecture in the ongoing evolution, growth, and transformation of SSP

• Be a hands-on architect who will design and develop software architecture for the current and future generation of SSP.

• Ensure high-quality software and high customer satisfaction.

• Lead and participate in design reviews to build highly scalable and a performant distributed system architecture.

• Deliver technical collateral including technical case studies, best practices guides, whitepapers, and solution reference architecture to drive adoption of VMware by Broadcom’s products.

• Be a respected leader in the company and industry. Establish a strong collaborative culture with peers and other functions within VMware by Broadcom. Promote a culture of success, pride, performance, discipline, and creativity.

• Be an effective spokesperson and champion for SSP while pushing the envelope in adopting new technologies and best design practices.

• Become a motivated product and industry influencer by maintaining deep technical and business knowledge of various market segments and of best-of-breed network virtualization strategies.

• Work with architects, product management, executives, and other stakeholders to define the technical roadmap for the product in response to customer requirements and market forces.

Who you are: 

• You are a self-starter – you thrive in a fast paced and changing environment.  

• You have strong collaboration skills with a “Team First” mentality. 

• You have technical engineering excellence, innovation in everything you do.  

• You have a “Growth” mindset in tackling problems and creating great solutions.   

• You have a Bachelor's in Computer Science or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's and 12+ years of related experience or Masters degree and 10+ years of related experience or PhD and 7+ years of related experience

• Experience in developing distributed, multi-tier enterprise applications. 

• Solid knowledge of OOP concepts, object/data modeling, and data structures. 

• Deep working knowledge/expertise in at least one of Java or Golang.

• Background in Relational Databases and NOSQL Databases.

• Research, prototype, and implement complex architectures in large scaled distributed systems -performance, scale, software layering, maintainability, and future flexibility – with enterprise-grade capability.

• Performance Analysis and Optimization in Big Data processing.

• Experience with Spring and SpringBoot

• Experience with Kafka, MinIO, Postgres, Zookeeper

• Exposure to firewall and end-point security concepts (nice-to-have).

• Exposure to virtualization technologies, centralized networking, SDN, and security management.

What is the leadership like for this role? What is the structure and culture of the team like?  

The hiring manager for this role is Kapil Goyal, ANS Business Unit. He leads the SSP charter for the VMware vDefend Advanced Threat Prevention (ATP) Product in ANSBU that is responsible for security policy management, analytics, and compliance with data center–wide visibility.

Where is this role located?
This role is located at Palo Alto office in United States of America.

Additional Job Description:

Compensation and Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is $141,000 - $225,000

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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