Principal Software Engineer - Cloud Networking

Overview

Principal Software Systems Engineer to lead the development of Network Automation and Orchestration products for Extreme's cloud networking platform.

What you'll do

• Technically lead a team of professionals to deliver Network Automation and Orchestration products.
• Own the overall design and development artifacts, including functional and design specifications, code, and unit/integration test cases.
• Introduce and drive the implementation of best-in-class engineering practices such as Test-Driven Development and Design Principles.
• Develop Epics, Stories, and Tasks for execution and collaborate across teams for complete solution integration.
• Establish technical standards and mentor team members in adherence to best practices.
• Drive architectural decisions and technical implementations for scalable, maintainable solutions.

What you'll need

• 12+ years of experience.
• B.E/B.Tech/MS/M.Tech or equivalent in CS/EEE/ECE.
• Complete exposure to the entire Product Life Cycle (must have).
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in local and remote debugging.
• Microservices-based architecture and best practices.
• Hands-on experience with Docker containers, Kubernetes (K8s, K3s) clusters, and Helm charts.
• Exposure to cloud application development.
• Sound data and information modeling techniques using YANG, UML, JSON, and related tools.
• Strong coding and debugging experience with Java or Golang.
• Linux OS proficiency, advanced data structures, and IPC mechanisms.
• Intricate understanding of multi-threading, routines, network programming, and object-oriented methodologies.
• Agile Development Model with CI/CD, Jenkins pipeline, and Git environment.
• Database concepts and deployment models: RDBMS, NoSQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, MariaDB.
• Messaging services such as RabbitMQ and Kafka.
• Working experience with webhook and web sockets.
• OpenAPI, OpenConfig, NETCONF, Streaming Telemetry, GNMI, gRPC, and XMPP.
• Knowledge of L2/L3 OSI layer protocols: 802.1Q, LAGs, VxLAN, EVPN, ACLs, Route Policy, MPLS/VPLS, BGP, L2 Forwarding, and L3 Routing.

Nice to have

• Experience with network orchestration platforms and automation frameworks.
• Background in building scalable, highly available distributed systems.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers and leading technical teams.
• Familiarity with containerized deployment architectures and orchestration platforms.
• Prior experience with telemetry and streaming analytics.

Details

• Location: Chennai only.