Member of Technical Staff/Staff Engineer @ VMware

• During your first two months on the job, you will work on understanding the product architecture, existing product development tools , and release process. Y ou are expected to gain knowledge in the domain and the technology your team is already using. Participating in the team s scope and architectural discussions.

• At the sixth-month mark, it is expected that you will have a good understanding of your responsibilities, the goals of the project, and the processes and tools required to complete your work effectively. You will collaborate with your peers/other engineers in the team and the product management team to construct the product backlog, establish project boundaries with your team, and ensure that the deliverables are completed on time and to the anticipated standards.

• You will have to collaboratively work across other product and component teams .

• You will have to be a subject matter expert with deep expertise in the key components of our data pipeline and platform .

• You will have to handle the interactions with product management, cross-functional team s I , and other groups, internal and external to VMware, to define and deliver the required solutions .

• You will have to participate in all phases of software development including requirements, design, coding, testing, debugging, and performance tuning.

• You will drive t he p roduct deployment s that include platforms such as VMware vSphere and public clouds including Azure, AWS etc.

What type of work will you be doing? What assignments, requirements, or skills will you be performing on a regular basis?

• Take ownership of Product architecture, design, product quality, user experience, and security, including the integration of AI and ML frameworks to add intelligence to VDI .

• Perform de bugging of hard problems and analysis of stack traces from crash dumps.

• You will be developing software on Windows /Linux platforms primarily using C++ .

• Perform analysis of complex tasks or situations that require in-depth evaluation.

• Manage activities to meet delivery dates and milestones and communicate status and risks to Engineering leads and project team.

• You will implement and improve processes around DevOps, Agile, and CI/CD

• You will be using software development tools such as Git, Perforce, JIRA , and Jenkins.

• You will be responsive to customer and product asks and escalations and help prioritize engineering work.

• You will be responsible for daily engineering activities such as stand -ups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, architectural reviews, customer support, and release readiness.

• Communicate on a regular basis with product management and release teams. As part of this team, you will work closely with cross-functional teams in multiple geographies to ensure product delivery and customer commitments are met on time.

• Our products are critical to our customers, and you will coordinate and collaborate with our support team to make sure our customer needs are met.

• Train and mentor junior engineers by providing technical guidance and direction.

• Take initiative and identify new areas of improvement for products, tools, and processes .

• Championing a culture of high ownership, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence

What is the leadership like for this role? What is the structure and culture of the team like?

What are the benefits and perks of working at VMware

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Medical Coverage, Retirement, and Parental Leave Plans for All Family Types

• Generous Time Off Programs

• 40 hours of paid time to volunteer in your community.

• Rethinks Neurodiversity program to support parents raising children with learning or behavior challenges, or developmental disabilities.

• Financial contributions to your ongoing development (conference participation, trainings, course work, etc.)

• Wellness reimbursement and online fitness and wellbeing classes