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

Overview

Principal Systems/Software Engineer on the Platforms Development team, working on SONiC development. The role is designed as onsite, with an expectation of primarily working from an HPE office.

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 related areas.
• 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 that add value to product development for the Business Unit and the Organisation.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, electronics, telecommunication engineering, or a similar discipline, with experience in networking and system software development.
• Proficiency in C and C++ programming, object-oriented analysis and design, data structures, and system debugging skills.
• Thorough systems knowledge of fundamental OS concepts in Linux or a similar OS, with 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 the Linux kernel.
• Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills for resilient and performance-enhancing software development.
• Expertise in scripting technologies and techniques, and familiarity with state-of-the-art DevOps methodologies and practices.
• Good articulation and presentation skills on technical topics and subjects.
• 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 working with large code-bases.
• Background in networking and embedded platform-software development.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru, Karnātaka, India.
• Work mode: Onsite, with an expectation of primarily working from an HPE office.
• Job level: TCP_05; job family: Engineering.