Calix
communications service providers
StaffSoftwareEngineer
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“Staff Software Engineer at Calix. Skills: Data Plane Software, IP Routing, Multicast, EVPN, EVPN-MPLS, EVPN-VxLAN, VxLAN, SR, SRV6, SR-MPLS, MPLS-FRR, DPDK, VPP, Linux kernel internals, C programming. Architect, design and implement IP Routing, Multicast, EVPN, EVPN-MPLS, EVPN-VxLAN, VxLAN, SR, SRV6, SR-MPLS, MPLS-FRR Software solutions for high end carrier access switching products for Internet infrastructure. build, integrate, unit test and support software modules within a large-scale system”
What You'll Achieve.
customer satisfaction
Industry & Context.
debugging and troubleshooting; Analyse system scalability, interworking issues and perform root cause analysis of system issues; Excellent analytical, integration and debugging skills
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
12+ years working experience in design and development of Layer 3 Data Plane/Control-Plane and Management Plane with embedded products, Proven expertise in C programming for systems-level software development, In-depth knowledge of Linux operating systems, including kernel-level programming, understanding of the Data Path Concepts, including various packet processing models, Hands on experience in design and development of software for IPV4/IPV6/multicast/EVPN/VxLAN/MPLS/SR with Broadcom’s DNX and XGS series switch or Marvell switches, Experience with open source products using Python, C/C++, Git, Proficiency with Linux, x86 virtualization and Inter-process communication, Experience in programming in a multi-thread/multi-process environment, Knowledge of Segment Routing, Experience of hands-on software development in large complex software systems, Excellent analytical, integration and debugging skills
Nice to Have
Knowledge of Interface management, host management, loopback interfaces, Experience in areas such are high availability, facility protection, state replication, embedded database for check-pointing, Linux shared memory primitives, Route Forwarding Infrastructure and Logging Mechanisms, VPP plugins architecture, experience in adding new plugins
What You'll Do.
design and implement IP Routing
MPLS-FRR Software solutions for high end carrier access switching products for Internet infrastructure
unit test and support software modules within a large-scale system
Draft high level and detailed design documentation for new features and capabilities
Propose and implement tools to accelerate software system development and debug environments
Participate in Design/Code reviews
Architecture discussions
and drive execution with a goal to continuous Software Development process improvements
Propose and implement built in diagnostics and test scripts to help reliability and supportability
Write software functional specification and integration documents
Participate and support in fixing issues arising from customer sites
Analyse system scalability
interworking issues and perform root cause analysis of system issues
Mentor junior engineers within the team
Keep abreast of the latest technologies within our product area
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with cross functional teams ranging from PON, Ethernet switching and routing software, subscriber management for Triple Play services, performance monitoring to network management; Participate in Design/Code reviews, Architecture discussions; Work with product management and solutions engineering
Communication Scope
Very Good oral and written communication
Process & Methodology
drive execution
Full Job Description
Calix provides the cloud, software platforms, systems and services required for communications service providers to simplify their businesses, excite their subscribers and grow their value. **Staff Software Engineer – Data Plane Software** We're seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join our dynamic team and contribute to the development of cutting-edge network solutions for Calix high end carrier access switching products for Internet infrastructure. If you're well-versed in Networking technologies (IP Routing, Multicast, EVPN, EVPN-MPLS, EVPN-VxLAN, VxLAN, SR, SRV6, SR-MPLS, MPLS-FRR), DPDK (Data Plane Development Kit), VPP (Vector Packet Processing), we want to hear from you. ## Key Responsibilities: * Architect, design and implement IP Routing, Multicast, EVPN, EVPN-MPLS, EVPN-VxLAN, VxLAN, SR, SRV6, SR-MPLS, MPLS-FRR Software solutions for high end carrier access switching products for Internet infrastructure. * Work with cross functional teams ranging from PON, Ethernet switching and routing software, subscriber management for Triple Play services, performance monitoring to network management to build, integrate, unit test and support software modules within a large-scale system. * Draft high level and detailed design documentation for new features and capabilities. * Propose and implement tools to accelerate software system development and debug environments. * Participate in Design/Code reviews, Architecture discussions, and drive execution with a goal to continuous Software Development process improvements. * Propose and implement built in diagnostics and test scripts to help reliability and supportability. * Work with product management and solutions engineering to write software functional specification and integration documents. * Participate and support in fixing issues arising from customer sites. * Analyse system scalability, interworking issues and perform root cause analysis of system issues. * Mentor junior engineers within the team. * Keep abreast
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