Staff Software Engineer

Required Qualifications & Technical Expertise

Experience

10+ years of hands-on experience in Linux systems programming, enterprise security engineering, or low-level software architecture.

Technical Domain Capabilities

Languages & Toolchains: Proficient in C, C++, POSIX APIs, CMake, Make, GCC/Clang, GDB, and advanced Shell Scripting (Bash).

Linux Systems Programming: Deep knowledge of IPC (Unix Sockets, Shared Memory, Message Queues), Concurrency/Threading (pthreads), Asynchronous Event Loops (epoll, io_uring), Custom Daemon development, and manual Memory Management.

Cryptography & Security: Direct API-level experience with OpenSSL/WolfSSL, TLS 1.2/1.3, mTLS, X.509 PKI, PEM/DER encoding, symmetric/asymmetric ciphers, HMAC, and constant-time cryptographic programming.

Authentication & Identity Integration: Demonstrated experience with PAM module development, Active Directory (AD), LDAP, SSSD, Kerberos/GSSAPI, and enterprise OAuth2/OIDC protocols.

Networking & Linux Hardening: Expert understanding of TCP/IP, socket-level programming, Seccomp sandboxing, AppArmor/SELinux mandatory access control, and network tracing tools (tcpdump, Wireshark).

AI-Assisted Engineering Practice:

AI Collaboration: Demonstrated expertise leveraging advanced AI coding tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude) as force-multiplier co-workers to accelerate low-level engineering workflows. Spec-Driven Methodology: Strong foundation in AI spec-driven development practices (e.g., Plan/BMAD modes) to design, map, and implement full SDLC phases.

AI Code Review & Governance: Ability to critically inspect, profile, and audit AI-generated code for zero-trust security, memory safety, architectural integrity, and performance bottlenecks.

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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