Principal Kubernetes Software Engineer

Broadcom

Actively hiring
Usa-Ca - Promontory B, US Posted 50 days ago $127,100–$226,000 / year
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TL;DR

As a Principal Kubernetes Software Engineer at VMware by Broadcom’s VCF team in Palo Alto, you will lead the design and implementation of business-aligned contributions to Kubernetes and CNCF projects, focusing on releases, security, manageability, scale, and integrations. Your day-to-day involves developing fixes and features using Go, ensuring compatibility across versions, and collaborating with a global community through KEPS and open-source processes. You’ll work closely with internal stakeholders to deliver high-quality software that meets SLAs and industry standards, while also mentoring junior engineers and driving technical innovation within the team. Ideal candidates have deep Kubernetes expertise, significant OSS contributions, and experience leading system software projects, along with strong communication skills and a passion for cloud-native technologies.

Skills

Kubernetes Go CNCF CI/CD vSphere Docker Terraform AWS GCP Azure PostgreSQL MySQL Git GitHub Slack Jira Confluence Prometheus Grafana Ansible Python Shell scripting

What you'll do

  • Design customer-oriented features by building consensus through Key Enhancement Proposals (KEPs) or related open source processes.
  • Ensure Kubernetes version and feature compatibility with continual improvements to automation and testing.
  • Deliver timely releases that meet SLAs, architecture, security, and compliance requirements.
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to plans for new product opportunities.
  • Write automated tests to validate and secure critical customer functionalities.
  • Lead developer efficiency efforts and take personal ownership of improving the culture of innovation.

What we're looking for

  • Deep expertise in Kubernetes internals and related CNCF projects.
  • Material engineering contributions to at least one CNCF project.
  • Extensive experience with Go programming language.
  • Strong knowledge of distributed systems, databases, algorithms, and data structures.
  • Proven track record of leading system software projects or teams.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills for community engagement.
  • Bachelor's degree plus 12+ years of related experience in cloud infrastructure.

Market check

Salary context

This $127,100–$226,000 range sits above 55% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$125,150–$216,350

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$138,662–$213,375

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

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 72 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,400–$192,000 across 72 roles with salary data.

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