Software Development Engineer – Routing Platforms & L2

Overview

Software Development Engineer for Routing Platforms & L2, building and evolving forwarding and platform software that powers SD-WAN and edge routing.

What you'll do

• Collaborate with hardware teams to bring up new platforms and integrate Network Interface Modules (NIMs).
• Design, implement, and maintain ROMMON and bootloader software for secure system initialization.
• Develop and tune high-performance forwarding plane software.
• Implement and optimize Layer 2 networking protocols and features in the platform stack.
• Debug performance bottlenecks at kernel and hardware-abstraction layers, including the control plane.
• Use modern development workflows with AI-assisted coding tools and IDEs like VSCode.

What you'll need

• 8-12 years of end-to-end networking software development experience.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ for systems programming in Linux environments.
• Experience developing device drivers and working with RTOS/Linux kernels.
• Understanding of routing architectures and Layer 2/Layer 3 protocols (e.g., Ethernet, VLANs, STP).
• Experience with bootloaders (ROMMON), hardware bring-up, and BSP.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of high-speed interfaces (PHY, MAC, MACSEC) and DPDK.
• Debugging experience with hardware interfaces (i2c, PCIe) and hardware/software debuggers (e.g., GDB, Arium, BDI).
• Knowledge of x86 or ARM assembly, instruction sets, and ABIs.
• Experience with AI/ML techniques and tools for development, including code assistants and static analysis.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India.