R&D Software Engineer

Broadcom

Prague, Czech Republic

Job Description

We are looking for an exceptional software engineer with solid mainframe experience and a passion for building high quality applications using Agile practices to join our Topology development team.

Responsibilities

This position is responsible for designing, developing, testing and maintaining code for the Topology product in a highly skilled and collaborative peer environment. The successful candidate will perform complex design work as well as coding, testing, and debugging tasks. Additionally adhering to our #1 goal of keeping our customers happy and maintain Broadcom’s reputation as the #1 Mainframe ISV, contributing to our financial success you will be responsible to conduct following:

Working collaboratively within an Agile team to analyze and translate business requirements and write high quality, testable, maintainable code that meets acceptance criteria and the Definition of Done.
Working with QA specialists to improve overall product quality through technical and process improvements as well as consulting on optimal test approaches.
Creating automated unit, system, and acceptance tests as needed.
In collaboration with colleagues, helping to identify and resolve team impediments.
Actively communicating and collaborating within the team and across functional boundaries (partnering with stakeholders such as Product Owners, Product Architects).
Improving the overall skill level of the team by mentoring/teaching/coaching.
Using technical insight and consultancy to help define the strategic direction of the product in collaboration with colleagues in R&D and Product Management.
Possibility to engage with Mainframe communities and represent Broadcom MSD as an added benefit and an opportunity to self develop.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or global equivalent in a related field
Typically, 8 or more years of experience in software development or a related field
Familiarity with Agile principles and methodologies
Strong level of knowledge of z/OS Internals
Experience with HLASM and/or Metal C
Experience working with SCM tools such as Endevor
Good understanding of one or more of the following: Db2, IMS, IDMS, CICS and Datacom
Familiarity with QA and DevOps concepts and practices such as test automation, CI/CD etc.
Experience in some of the following areas is a plus:
Git, Jenkins, Artifactory
SMF records and z/OS infrastructure