Core Distributed Systems Database Engineer

Broadcom

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Work type
On-site
Location
Promontory D, CA
Salary
$121,900–$195,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
4 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Apr 11, 2027

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This role $158k
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This role pays less than 52% of similar roles. Most pay $126,800–$203,100 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $158k versus about $165k for comparable roles.

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About Broadcom

Broadcom is a global semiconductor and infrastructure software company that designs and markets a wide range of networking, storage, and wireless connectivity solutions. Industry: Semiconductors & Infrastructure Software

Broadcom currently has 280 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $121,900–$195,000 across 170 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Core Distributed Systems Database Engineer

The Core Distributed Systems Database Engineer joins a dynamic team to shape the future of VCF Networking. This senior role involves designing, leading, and maintaining multiple platform components, including runtime libraries, messaging, and datastore services. The engineer will ensure robustness, scalability, and performance while transforming home-grown databases into highly available, scalable containerized services on Kubernetes. Key responsibilities include mentoring junior developers and managing architectural transformations of existing services. Candidates must possess deep experience in distributed systems, database internals like Postgres, replication, TCP/IP, and virtualized environments like VMWare vSphere. Required technical skills include proficiency in Java, C++, Go, or Python, alongside expertise in automated testing, fault injection, and performance. The work focuses on modernizing infrastructure and orchestrating complex distributed systems within containerized environments.

What you'll do

  • Design, lead, and maintain platform components including runtime libraries, messaging, and datastore services.
  • Transform home-grown databases into highly available and scalable containerized services on Kubernetes.
  • Own the deployment, infrastructure, and ongoing orchestration of services on Kubernetes platforms.
  • Implement modern development practices including automated testing, fault injection, and performance monitoring.
  • Ensure the robustness, scalability, and performance of distributed systems and virtualized environments.
  • Mentor and guide junior developers on technical projects and best practices.
  • Break down complex problems and provide architectural transformation for existing services.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and 8+ years of experience in distributed systems design and implementation.
  • Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience and 6+ years of experience in distributed systems design and implementation.
  • Experience building highly reliable fault-tolerant distributed systems.
  • Strong familiarity with database internals, replication, TCP/IP, and virtualized environments like VMware vSphere.
  • Deep experience in architectural transformation and modernization of services into containerized applications on Kubernetes.
  • Recent and proficient experience with Java, C++, Go, Python, or similar languages.
  • Solid understanding of automated testing, fault injection, and performance.
  • Ability to mentor and guide junior developers.

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