Technical Lead, Senior Software Engineer - Networking

Our team is at the forefront of developing innovative networking solutions, leveraging the groundbreaking Cisco Silicon One ASIC and IOS XR software to deliver high-performance routers. We are dedicated to crafting a wide range of networking features that support the next generation of platforms, focusing on convergence in the service provider space to deliver significant features for web, cloud, data center, and mobile solutions. We work closely with some of the world's largest web, cloud, and next-gen service provider customers, ensuring that our solutions meet the highest standards of quality and innovation. Our team is responsible for delivering high-quality solutions on the Cisco 8000 series, involving the development of SDKs and control planes for networking protocols, all while maintaining a commitment to excellence and innovation.

As a Technical Lead, Senior Software Engineer, you will be part of a diverse team responsible for delivering innovative outstanding high-quality solutions on our Cisco 8000 platform involving groundbreaking next generation Silicon One ASICS. You will be part of the team developing SDK and/or Control plane for networking protocols.

• Contribute to feature builds with minimal supervision, leveraging technical knowledge and collaborating to solve complex problems.
• Work on embedded software with significant interactions between the software and hardware technologies.
• Bring a level of expertise related to networking protocols with the ability to build quality features for customers.
• You will be creating APIs that communicate between software and hardware layers.
• Working collaboratively and cross-functionally between teams.

• Bachelor's Degree with 8 + years of experience in a related field of work or a Master's Degree with 6 + years of experience in a related field of work.
• Experience working with networking protocols such as TCP/IP, DNS, BGP, OSPF, FTP, IPv4/IPv6, etc.
• Ability to program in C++ and/or Python. Writing code and testing features.
• Experience building and developing software and/or hardware APIs or working within the SDK networking layer.

• Experience with network processor software programming or embedded software programming.
• This role offers a clear path to engineering management; we're looking for senior engineers with leadership experience who aspire to manage and develop the team they join
• Experience with or an interest in learning, chip hardware internals, program register, troubleshooting memory issues, resolve soft reboot problems, etc.
• Experience with networking operating systems such as IOS XR or other like NOS.
• Interest in learning Cisco 8000 routing platform and Silicon One Architecture.
• Self-starter with the ability to drive technical solutions/features from conception through implementation.

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