Staff Software Development Engineer in Test

About This Role

• About Us 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 Principal Software Developer Engineer in Test.
• We have been working in an office culture for 5 days.
• There is no hybrid or remote role.
• The position is located in Palo Alto, CA, USA.
• Job Description The team is responsible for delivering the highest-quality Security products.
• We seek a lead software developer to develop and produce Python code for the team’s manual test plans.
• In this role, the candidate will develop Python code into a sophisticated framework and develop tests, utilities, and tools.
• You’ll oversee end-to-end automation for testing vDefend Distributed Firewall and ATP, leveraging multithreading, on an aggressive timeline. ​​ Job Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain scalable, robust test automation frameworks in Python.
• Develop high-quality, complex Python tests on a distributed system on a scale and in a private cloud.
• While developing the code, be a technology expert who provides feedback to manual test engineers. ​​Lead the development of test plans, scripts, and scenarios to validate system functionality, performance, and scalability.
• Collaborate with development, Manual test engineer, and product teams to define and implement testing strategies for complex software systems.
• Be a strong advocate of Software Quality & regular follow-up with Developers to get defects in a resolved fix state.
• 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 schedules.
• Required skillsets Minimum 6 years of 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 networking, security, or cloud-based technologies.
• Hands-on Experience in system-level testing and performance testing, networking, security, or cloud-based technologies It's a bonus if you are familiar with virtualization, containerization, or cloud platforms like VMware, AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, ability to debug complex systems, and Networking troubleshooting/debugging.
• Education/Experience Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent and 8+ years of related experience or Master's degree in Engineering Computer Science or equivalent and 6+ years of related experience.
• Why Join Us? Work on cutting-edge technologies in a dynamic and innovative environment.
• Collaborate with a talented and passionate team.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required Additional Job Description: Compensation and Benefits The annual base salary range for this position is $120,000 - $192,000 This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus in accordance with relevant plan documents, and equity in accordance with equity plan documents and equity 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.