Network Systems Architect

Position:
Network Interface Controller (NIC) Architect

Company:
Broadcom

Compensation:
USD 200,000.00 To USD 320,000.00

Location:
USA, San Jose

Employment type:
Full time

Work Arrangement:
Not specified

Short Summary:
We are seeking a highly experienced Network Systems Architect to lead the design and development of our next-generation high-performance NICs, influencing product strategy and industry specifications.

Responsibilities:
- Define end-to-end hardware/software architectures for RDMA, Ultra Ethernet, RoCE, and multipath transport.
- Architect NIC datapaths, offloads, programmable congestion control, load balancing, and multiplane networking.
- Translate customer, product, and standards requirements into implementable architectures.
- Design and evaluate queue, buffer, and telemetry systems.
- Interface with programmable logic team to define APIs and trade-offs.
- Decompose collective-communication libraries to derive minimum NIC primitives.
- Act as a technical interface to strategic customers.
- Drive multi-vendor convergence and standards development.
- Influence product strategy and technical roadmaps.

Requirement:
- Education: MS or Ph.D. in Engineering, Computing, or a closely related discipline.
- Experience: 16+ years in high-performance NIC and network-system architecture.
- Protocol Expertise: Deep understanding of RDMA transports and congestion control algorithms.
- Hardware/Software Co-Design: Background in FPGA/ASIC systems and defining firmware/driver interfaces.
- Leadership: Proven track record in cross-organizational decision-making.
- Active participation in network standardization bodies.
- Strong portfolio of issued patents, academic publications, or technical reports.

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.
- Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.