Senior/Staff/Principal Software Engineer – Edge Compute Dataplane (9403)

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Staff Software Systems Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

• Work in edge compute platform providing software development and testing functionalities in campus and edge enterprise networks and solutions.
• Development of features, fixing software issues as well as developing scripts and automation tools to streamline development and testing processes.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to coding standards.
• Collaborate with open-source communities and projects to stay up to date with the latest developments and technologies in the Linux open network ecosystem.
• Ability to be productive in flexible and dynamic work environments with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field; master’s degree preferred.
• Excellent programming knowledge in C.
• Exposure to Golang and Python and microservices architecture.
• 5 to 15+ years of experience in Linux networking development.
• Good experience in network fabric, dataplane and forwarding areas.
• In-depth understanding of Linux operating systems and embedded software development
• Experience in troubleshooting & debugging memory leaks, and performance bottlenecks

Preferred Qualifications:

• Work Experience in DPDK/VPP based solutions.
• Strong understanding of networking data plane forwarding concepts in the following areas: VLAN, 802.1aq, VXLAN, 802.11, mesh
• Experience in developing flow-based packet forwarding data path.
• Experience in programmable packet hardware accelerator is an added plus
• Experience in developing CNF/VNF or any of the CNCF components is an added plus.
• Hands-on experience in programming BCM or QCA WIFI chipsets is preferable.
• Strong understanding of link-state protocol and algorithms.
• Strong understanding of control plane networking concepts

If you are passionate about edge computing and eager to work on cutting-edge technologies in a collaborative environment, we encourage you to apply. Join us in shaping the future of edge computing and revolutionizing how data is processed and managed at the edge. Apply now to be part of our innovative team!

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