Bob Webster
Software Engineering Manager at Broadcom Software
Dublin, Ohio, United States
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Top SchoolBob Webster is a seasoned software engineering manager and product leader with 13 years of recent experience in cloud-native and enterprise software, currently leading engineering at Broadcom Software after directing product for VMware Tanzu Transformer. His career bridges deep technical roles and product strategy—from hands-on cloud solution architecture at VMware to shaping product lines and go-to-market direction—bringing an operator’s mindset to platform and developer tooling. Based in Dublin, Ohio, he combines legacy systems experience (Oracle, BEA) with modern cloud-native focus, enabling pragmatic migration and integration strategies for large customers. Bob contributes to open-source projects such as the pyvcloud SDK, improving developer docs and SDK clarity for VMware vCloud Air consumers, reflecting his attention to developer experience. Known for translating complex infrastructure requirements into usable products, he favors clear documentation and practical APIs as much as technical innovation. His background in computer science from York University and long tenure across product and engineering roles give him a rare blend of technical depth and product leadership.
13 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
BSc Computer Science, BSc Computer Science at York University
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Github Skills (4)
sdk10
vcloud-director10
documentation10
python10
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
vmware-archive/pyvcloud
Jun 2015 - Jan 2018
Python SDK for VMware vCloud Director
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:12 commits, 7 PRs, 2 pushes in 2 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Bob primarily focused on updating the documentation for the pyvcloud Python SDK, specifically for the vCloud Air module. These updates included adding detailed descriptions and service type specifications for several methods within the VCA class, which interacts with VMware's vCloud Air service. The changes aim to improve clarity and provide better guidance for developers using the SDK to interact with vCloud Air resources.
pythonesxivcentersdkdirector
vmware-archive/mcare-demo
Mar 2015 - Sep 2015
Contributions:19 commits, 14 pushes in 7 months
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