ESX Engineer

USA-CA - Promontory BFull-time$122k–$195k2026-10-30 → 2026-11-10

Core

Design and develop validation techniques and algorithms for the ESX operating system to ensure quality and reliability of the VMware Cloud Foundation virtualization platform.

Role type

Senior IC systems software engineer (OS validation)

Builds

Enterprise-class VCF virtualization platform

Domain

Data center virtualization, systems software

Required skills

Kernel-level memory scheduling, memory management, memory reclamation, OS virtualization, hypervisors (ESXi, Hyper-V, KVM, XEN), kernel-level OS architectures (Linux, Unix, Solaris, BSD), test automation, Intel x86/AMD server architecture, Python, C

Preferred skills

Kernel-level CPU management, AMD architecture experience

Technologies

ESX, VMKernel, VCF, Python, C, Linux, Unix, Solaris, BSD, Intel x86, AMD

Responsibilities

Design and develop novel validation techniques and algorithms for ESX operating system; Implement advanced test strategy and coverage for ESX vmkernel and userspace features; Architect, design, implement and deliver test coverage for new products based on the enterprise-class VCF virtualization platform; Own parts of ESX Core Platform validation projects.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

About Broadcom

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.