Senior Software Engineer – Mainframe Modernization

About This Role

• About the Role At Broadcom, we believe enterprise software should be powerful, intuitive, and seamlessly integrated.
• We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer who operates at the intersection of systems engineering and modern software design.
• In this role, you will help build a unified ecosystem of tools, common libraries, and automation frameworks that empower our Mainframe product teams to deliver high-quality, accessible, and consistent solutions.
• Join our Mainframe Division to leverage your dual expertise in z/OS environments and modern software practices to drive the future of enterprise software modernization.
• Key Responsibilities Platform & Tooling Development: Design, develop, and maintain high-impact software, common libraries, and developer tools used across all Broadcom Mainframe product teams.
• Mainframe Modernization: Integrate modern CI/CD pipelines, automation scripts, and AI-assisted workflows into traditional z/OS development environments.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Product Management, User Experience, and Engineering leadership to define technical requirements, contribute to strategic roadmaps, and build scalable solutions.
• Quality & Reliability: Analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve complex issues across both development and production environments, ensuring high enterprise-grade performance.
• Technical Leadership: Support agile practices, participate in iteration demos, mentor team members, and promote modern software engineering principles within the division.
• Technical Qualifications & Experience Mainframe & Systems Expertise: Hands-on experience with IBM Mainframe z/OS environments, system components, and product maintenance.
• Proven experience performing software installations and maintenance using SMP/e and z/OSMF .
• Modern Software Engineering & DevOps: Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Java , Python , or Groovy . solid experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Git , Jenkins , and related tools.
• Hands-on experience with automation tools (e.g., Ansible ) to build self-service workflows and streamline routine administrative tasks.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools to accelerate scripting, pipeline creation, and troubleshooting.
• Preferred / Bonus Qualifications: Experience designing and integrating RESTful Web Services and Cloud platform interfaces.
• Solid understanding of software system design concepts for enterprise-grade solutions.
• Leadership & Soft Skills Problem-Solving: Ability to translate complex business and technical requirements into structured, executable solutions.
• Communication: Clear, effective communication skills with the ability to create knowledge-transfer documentation, present solution demos, and collaborate across distributed teams.
• Adaptability: High self-motivation and an eagerness to learn, adopt, and apply emerging technologies to enterprise business needs.
• Education & Experience Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field with 5+ years of professional software development experience; OR Master’s degree in a related field with 3+ years of professional software development experience.
• Location & Equal Opportunity Must be located in the US to support multiple US business hours, production environments, and R&D lab locations (e.g., Pittsburgh, PA, Plano, TX, or Lisle, IL).
• We also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law.
• Compensation and Benefits The annual base salary range for this position is To As a valued member of our team, you'll be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus and the opportunity to receive not only a competitive new hire equity grant, but also annual equity awards, connecting your success directly to the company's growth.
• All subject to relevant plan documents and award agreements.
• Broadcom offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package: 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.
• The company follows all applicable laws for Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.
• We will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law.
• If you are located outside USA, please be sure to fill out a home address as this will be used for future correspondence.