Technical Lead - Network Platform SW Development

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and enhance networking dataplane solutions supporting Layer 3 technologies such as IPv4, IPv6, MPLS, SR/SRv6, VRF, and L3VPN, along with Layer 2 protocols including STP, LLDP, sFlow, LAG, and MLAG.
• Architect and implement advanced Quality of Service (QoS) capabilities, including traffic classification, queue management, policing, shaping, ACLs, ECN, and WRED.
• Develop software solutions for networking ASIC platforms and programmable data plane technologies using SDKs and hardware programming interfaces.
• Optimize Linux networking subsystems, including the network stack, memory management, routing components (RIB/FIB), and hardware abstraction layers (HAL).
• Design and maintain highly available networking solutions, including support for in-service software upgrades (ISSU) and resilient Linux-based network infrastructure.
• Contribute to Linux kernel enhancements, networking stack optimizations, and software packaging/build processes.
• Develop and integrate networking software for containerized and virtualized environments.

Requirements

• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 12+ years of hands-on experience in networking software development.
• Strong programming skills in C, C++, Go, and/or Python.
• Deep understanding of networking ASIC architectures, packet processing pipelines, and hardware/software integration.
• Solid experience with Linux internals, kernel networking stack, and system-level development.
• Hands-on knowledge of routing and forwarding technologies, including RIB, FIB, HAL, and High Availability (HA) architectures.
• Familiarity with container and virtualization technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, and virtual machines.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with data plane acceleration frameworks and hardware programming interfaces such as DPDK, P4, or similar technologies.
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and performance optimization skills.
• Experience building scalable, distributed, and high-performance networking systems.

Pay: $90.00 - $120.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• L2/L3: 7 years (Required)
• Embedded software: 10 years (Required)
• Network Platform Software Development: 10 years (Required)
• ASIC SDK: 7 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• San Jose, CA 95139 (Required)

Work Location: In person