Staff Software Development Engineer in Test

About the position

Broadcom is a leading global company in infrastructure technology, data center networking, and security, with over years of innovation, collaboration, and engineering excellence. The company's origins can be traced back to the technical heritage of AT&T/Bell Labs, Lucent, and Hewlett-Packard/Agilent. Broadcom focuses on developing technologies that connect our world. With its extensive size, scope, and engineering talent, the company is well-positioned to lead the industry into the future. This is achieved through the combined capabilities of industry leaders such as Broadcom, LSI, Brocade, CA Technologies, Symantec's enterprise security business, and VMware. ANSBU is a leader in distributed and gateway security. vDefend Distributed Firewall and ATP stops lateral movement with customizable network segmentation policies. Diagnose threats early with vDefend Firewall with Advanced Threat Prevention and gain complete visibility into all traffic. VMware vDefend Advanced Threat Prevention protects private cloud workloads from advanced attacks and ransomware with a high-fidelity multi-layer defense. Join our close-knit, fast-paced team that operates in an agile environment to solve critical challenges for our internal and external customers. We have an exciting opportunity for a Staff Software Development Engineer in Test. We are fostering an in-office work culture. The position is based in Palo Alto, CA, USA.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and robust test automation frameworks using Python.
• Develop high-quality complex Python tests on a distributed system on a scale and in a private cloud.
• Provide feedback to manual test engineers while developing the code as a technology expert.
• Create a comprehensive test plan addressing various aspects, including functionality, system, scalability, performance, longevity, and churn.
• Formulate intricate test cases based on a distributed scale topology.
• Lead the development of test plans, scripts, and scenarios to validate system functionality, performance, and scalability.
• Collaborate with development, manual test engineers, and product teams to define and implement testing strategies for complex software systems.
• Advocate for Software Quality & regularly follow up with Developers to resolve defects.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, promoting best practices in software coding, review, and automation.
• Perform manual testing as needed.
• Track test & automation deliverables to product release schedule.

Requirements

• Minimum 8 years of Python coding work experience.
• Strong programming skills in Python, yaml, bash, and Object-oriented programming.
• Expertise in Python and related testing frameworks (e.g., PyTest, Robot Framework).
• Proven experience in building and optimizing test automation pipelines.
• Hands-on knowledge of CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI).
• Working knowledge of REST APIs.
• Strong background in firewall and security services and practical experience in the TCP/IP networking stack, L2/L3, and WAN.
• Hands-on experience in system level testing and performance testing networking, security, or cloud-based technologies.
• Familiarity with virtualization, containerization, or cloud platforms like VMware, AWS, Azure, or GCP is a bonus.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, ability to debug complex systems, and networking troubleshooting/debugging.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision plans
• 401(K) participation including company matching
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Company paid holidays
• Paid sick leave and vacation time
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Equity in accordance with equity plan documents and equity award agreements.