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Software Engineer

  • Ottawa, ON
  • On-site
  • Posted Oct 9, 2026
  • 1 position

$76,300–$122,000 / year

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Employment type
Full-time
Experience level
Senior · 5+ years
Minimum education
Bachelor’s degree
Apply by
Apr 7, 2027
Posting language
English
Working hours
40 hours per week

Job summary

You will design, develop, and deliver firmware and software for datacenter-scale solutions while owning the full lifecycle of your projects. This includes collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to drive validation, automation, and product sustainability from inception to volume production.

Job details

Please Note: 1. If you are a first time user, please create your candidate login account before you apply for a job. (Click Sign In > Create Account) 2. If you already have a Candidate Account, please Sign-In before you apply. Job Description: As a Senior Software Engineer, you will design, develop, and deliver software and firmware for ultra-high-performance datacenter-scale solutions. We are looking for candidates who thrive in a fast-paced, start-up-like environment working in a small team of highly experienced engineers. Please note that this is an in-person position. With our "One Person, One Project" development culture, you will own all aspects of a design, including ZephyrOS/OpenBMC firmware, microcode, device drivers, embedded Linux/Yocto builds, and/or upper-level control software. Our cradle-to-grave lifecycle approach means ownership does not end at product ship: you will assist with customer trials, address field issues, ensure product sustainability, and/or drive validation and automation. You will work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team of engineers working on forward-looking technologies with extensive interaction with partner engineering teams. Key Qualifications & Experience: Datacenter & Architecture Experience: Background developing software in C++/C for large-scale, complex multi-processor architectures (x86, ARM), from low-level firmware up to rack management control software. OS & Firmware: Experience with Linux/Yocto, OpenBMC, and/or ZephyrOS. Bring-Up & Debug: Deep expertise in early-stage development, including silicon, chip, board, and full-system bring-up. Proven ability in driver development and low-level/silicon debugging. Hardware Interfaces & Buses: Hands-on experience writing software for low-level interfaces including I2C, PMBus, AVSbus, MDIO, PCIe, SPI, USB, and SERDES. Management & Telemetry Protocols: Strong knowledge of Redfish and DMTF standards including MCTP, PLDM, and SPDM. Security & Boot: Implementation of Secure Boot, u-boot, Secure Root of Trust (RoT), and familiarity with architectures like Calyptra. Networking: Solid baseline knowledge of datacenter networking, switching, and NIC architectures. Testing & Automation: Expertise with debugging tools, testing techniques, and driving system-level validation and automation. Lifecycle Ownership: Demonstrated lifecycle product ownership of complex products, participating in cross-functional teams from product inception to volume production. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Ability to work with support groups, including Sales, Marketing, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Customer Support, Compliance, Safety, and Sustainability. Education: Bachelor's degree in engineering and 5+ years of related experience. Compensation and Benefits The annual base salary range for this position is CAD 76,300.00 To CAD 122,000.00 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, RRSP participation including company matching, Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company-paid holidays; and paid sick leave and vacation time. The company follows all applicable laws for leaves of absence. Broadcom is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability status, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. 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.

What you’ll do

You will design, develop, and deliver firmware and software for datacenter-scale solutions while owning the full lifecycle of your projects. This includes collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to drive validation, automation, and product sustainability from inception to volume production.

Requirements

Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in engineering and at least 5 years of experience in low-level firmware and software development. Deep expertise in C/C++, Linux/Yocto, and hardware interfaces like PCIe and I2C is required for this in-person role.

Benefits

  • Discretionary annual bonus
  • Equity grant
  • Annual equity awards
  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • RRSP participation
  • Company matching
  • Employee Stock Purchase Program
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Paid holidays
  • Paid sick leave
  • Paid vacation

Listed skills

  • C++ · Preferred
  • Linux · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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  • C++
  • C
  • Linux
  • Yocto
  • OpenBMC
  • ZephyrOS
  • Firmware development
  • Driver development
  • Silicon debugging
  • PCIe
  • Redfish
  • MCTP
  • Secure Boot
  • Automation
  • System-level validation
  • Datacenter architecture
  • Serializer/Deserializer (SerDes)
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • I2C
  • Testing Techniques
  • C (Programming Language)
  • X86 Architecture
  • Software Development
  • Customer Support
  • Management
  • C++ (Programming Language)
  • Debugging
  • Operating Systems
  • Device Drivers
  • Linux On Embedded Systems
  • Employee Assistance Programs
  • Employee Stock Purchase Planning
  • Network Interface Controllers
  • Extensible Authentication Protocol
  • Sales
  • Firmware
  • Hardware Interface Design
  • Marketing
  • Management Control
  • Project Management
  • Management Component Transport Protocols
  • Management Data Input/Output
  • Microcode
  • PCI Express
  • Purchasing
  • Telemetry
  • Das U-Boot
  • USB
  • Serial Peripheral Interface

Job areas

  • Software
  • Engineering
  • Technology
  • Software Engineer
  • Software Developer / Engineer
  • Software Developers

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