Lead Software Developer - L2/L3 Networking Protocols

Responsibilities

Analyze requirements, design, develop and deliver high quality software along with functional teams.

Participate in SW Design reviews, articulate system software requirements

Experiment and project various performance/scale tweaks with optimal use of Board HW devices and SW resource

Demonstrate cross functional collaboration with Product Marketing, SQA and other development teams to ensure software meets all performance, scalability, interop, and security requirements

Lead the control plane team, interact cross functionally on matters that require coordination across organization lines.

Write functional and design specification documents and drive sign-off. Interface with developers, QA, documentation & customer support & program management teams.

Participate in full product life cycle development.

Skills

Must have

Minimum of B.S./B.E./B.Tech in CS/EE/ECE/IT

12+ years of relevant industry experience in Networking/Telecom

Embedded/Network Management

Strong understanding of routing algorithms, data structures and open-source integration.

Strong understanding of control plane and data networking concepts

Excellent knowledge of Layer-2 Bridging protocols

STP/MSTP/RSTP, LACP, MLAG & LLDP

Strong knowledge of Layer-3 Routing protocols

BGP, MPLS, EVPN-VxLAN

In-depth understanding of Linux operating systems and embedded software development

Excellent programming knowledge in C/C++

Experience in trouble shooting & debugging memory leaks, performance bottlenecks

Experience working with multi-site project teams

Ability to learn on the job and ready to take up challenges

Should be able to implement and handle the complete delivery of the component/modules owned

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to be productive in flexible and dynamic work environments

Excellent oral/written communication and interpersonal skills

Nice to have

Exposure to GO and microservices architecture