Job Description
Design, develop, and enhance common networking infrastructure used by multiple Layer-2 and Layer-3 protocols, as part of a product engineering team (not network operations or IT support). Build and maintain shared framework components that support routing, switching, VPN, and overlay protocols rather than implementing individual protocol stacks. Develop high-performance, low-latency system software primarily in C, focusing on efficient data structures, memory management, and scalability. Design and optimize core data structures and frameworks used for: Packet processing pipelines, Routing and forwarding databases, Protocol state machines and control-plane infrastructure. Work closely with protocol teams (OSPF, BGP, ISIS, EVPN, VXLAN, etc.) to provide robust and reusable infrastructure components. Participate across the full product development lifecycle, including design, implementation, debugging, testing, and optimization. Analyze and troubleshoot complex system-level, performance, memory, and concurrency issues. Collaborate with system test, QA, and cross-functional engineering teams to deliver scalable and reliable networking solutions. Learn and adapt quickly to new networking technologies, standards, and product requirements.
