Principal System/Software Engineer - Platforms Development (SONiC Development)

Overview

Principal System/Software Engineer role focused on developing and maintaining the SONiC network operating system platform, working with hardware and cross-functional teams.

What you'll do

• Design, develop, and maintain new features and enhancements for the SONiC network operating system platform.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve issues within Platform System software and areas related to it.
• Collaborate closely with hardware engineers, QA/test teams, and other cross-functional partners to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Participate in code reviews, contribute to architectural discussions, and lead documentation initiatives.
• Engage in initiatives which will add value to the products development for the Business Unit and to the Organisation as well.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, electronics or telecommunication engineering, or similar discipline, with experience in networking and system software development.
• Proficiency in coding in C and C++ programming, object-oriented analysis and design, data structures and system debugging skills.
• Must have thorough systems knowledge in fundamental OS concepts in Linux or similar OS, and skills to debug hard system level issues.
• Deep understanding of hardware and system-level design for carrier-class software development.
• Proficiency with Linux device drivers, system bring up, and Linux kernel.
• Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills for resilient and performance enhancing software development is a must.
• Expertise in scripting technologies and techniques, and familiarity with state-of-the-art devops methodologies and practices.
• Thorough understanding of one or more of the following areas: Host Complex, System peripherals and Drivers (CPU complex (x86); PCIe, SPI, I2C, MDIO; FPGA, CPLD, Flash Drivers); Ethernet Interfaces (1Gig to 400G+ including 800G, 1.6T), MacSec, Timing, Optics (SFP, QSFP, QDD, OSFP); High-speed packet forwarding with Network processors, PHYs, SerDes.

Nice to have

• Prior experience in working with large code-bases.
• Background in networking and embedded platform-software development.
• Good articulation and presentation skills on technical topics and subjects.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru, Karnātaka, India.
• Work mode: Onsite, with an expectation to primarily work from an HPE office.