Director, Software Engineering (Networking, Switch, SONiC)

Your Team, Your Impact

What You Can Expect

• Lead, manage, and mentor teams of SONiC developers and Validation Engineers.

• Drive the team to develop and implement comprehensive testing strategies, test plans, and quality assurance processes for the SONiC platform.

• Oversee the software development lifecycle, including design, development, debugging, and deployment of SONiC features into the Community.

• Drive efficiency and effectiveness in the testing process and identify and resolve issues in a timely manner.

• Drive teams to contribute to the SONiC open-source community to stay current with the evolving ecosystem.

• Responsible for the planning, execution, and delivery of software for Marvell switching products

• Work with various cross-functional groups such as Architect, other development teams, QA/Validation, System Test, Product Management, Product Documentation, Customer teams

• Builds cross-organization relationships across various sites

• Recruit, retain, and develop top engineering talent.

• Clearly communicate organization s vision and strategy to provide understanding and enable team alignment

• Establish priorities based on BU strategy. Allocate and adjust resources to meet priorities

• Collaborate with other engineering teams (e.g., hardware, product management) and the SONiC open-source community.

• Contribute to documentation, architecture discussions, and code reviews.

• Stay current with the evolving SONiC ecosystem and networking technologies.

What Were Looking For

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (Master s degree preferred).

• 15+ years of experience in software development, with at least 5 years in a management / leadership role.

• 8+ years of experience with open-source software or Software networking products. Successfully directed activities of multiple teams or groups through other managers

• Experience with Software Defined Networking (SDN) controllers is desired.

• Has experience contributing to open-source community projects

• Proven track record of managing and delivering complex software projects.

• Strong knowledge of software development methodologies

• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making skills.

• Experience in embedded platform software for switching/routing products.