Principal Software Engineer

Job Title

Principal Software Engineer

Role Summary

Design, develop, and deliver software and firmware for ultra-high-performance datacenter-scale systems. Work in a small, in-person engineering team and own end-to-end technical deliverables.

Accountabilities include firmware and driver development, embedded Linux/Yocto builds, microcode and boot components, system bring-up, validation, and field support across the product lifecycle.

Experience Level

Senior - requires 12+ years of related experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include hands-on development, system bring-up, and lifecycle ownership for datacenter hardware and software.

• Design and implement firmware, device drivers, microcode, and control software for large-scale multi-processor architectures (x86, ARM).
• Develop and maintain embedded Linux/Yocto builds, OpenBMC, and ZephyrOS components.
• Perform silicon, chip, board, and full-system bring-up and low-level debugging.
• Implement and maintain boot and security components such as u-boot, Secure Boot, and Secure Root of Trust.
• Develop software for hardware interfaces and buses (I2C, PMBus, AVSbus, MDIO, PCIe, SPI, USB, SERDES).
• Implement management and telemetry protocols (Redfish, MCTP, PLDM, SPDM).
• Drive system-level validation, testing, and automation; operate debugging and test frameworks.
• Own product lifecycle tasks: customer trials, field issue resolution, sustainment, and cross-functional coordination.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience for immediate contribution.

• Expert software development in C/C++ for low-level and system software on multi-processor platforms.
• Experience with Linux/Yocto, OpenBMC, and/or ZephyrOS.
• Proven capability in early-stage bring-up, driver development, and silicon/board/system debug.
• Hands-on experience with hardware interfaces and buses (I2C, PMBus, AVSbus, MDIO, PCIe, SPI, USB, SERDES).
• Knowledge of management and telemetry standards (Redfish, MCTP, PLDM, SPDM).
• Familiarity with secure bootflows and root-of-trust implementations.
• Solid understanding of datacenter networking, switching, and NIC architecture.
• Experience developing test automation, validation frameworks, and driving system-level quality.
• Track record of lifecycle product ownership and cross-functional collaboration.
• Nice-to-have: small team lead experience or proven technical mentorship.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering and 12+ years of related experience (as stated in the posting).

About the Company

Company: Broadcom

Headquarters: Irvine, California, United States

Broadcom is a global technology leader that designs, develops, and supplies a wide range of semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions. The company is known for its innovations in wireless and broadband communications, enabling a connected world.