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Staff Software Development Engineer-Sonic Networking and Security Gruve

8.0 - 12.0 years

9 - 14 Lacs

Pune, Maharashtra, India

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Position summary: We are seeking an experienced Staff Engineer with expertise in SONiC (Software for Open Networking in the Cloud), Networking, Security, and Linux. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of data plane and control plane networking, security mechanisms, and open-source networking stacks. You will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and optimizing high-performance networking solutions based on SONiC, working on switch OS internals, and ensuring security at all levels. Key Roles Responsibilities: Design, develop, and optimize SONiC-based networking solutions for data center and cloud environments. Contribute to SONiC s Control Plane, Data Plane, SAI (Switch Abstraction Interface), and integration with ASICs. Develop and enhance network security mechanisms, including ACLs, firewall rules, and secure communication protocols. Work with Linux kernel networking stack, DPDK, eBPF, and other high-performance packet processing frameworks. Integrate and optimize FRR (Free Range Routing), BGP, OSPF, and other routing protocols within SONiC. Collaborate with ASIC vendors to integrate new chipsets with SONiC through SAI API development. Drive software development using C, C++, Python, and Go for various networking and security features. Optimize Netfilter, iptables, nftables, and XDP/eBPF for security and performance enhancements. Design and implement Zero Trust Security models for networking and cloud infrastructure. Work on containerized networking (CNI), Kubernetes networking, and SDN solutions. Debug and troubleshoot networking and security issues using tcpdump, Wireshark, gdb, strace, and perf tools. Contribute to open-source networking projects and work with the SONiC community. Basic Qualifications A Bachelors or Master s degree in computer science, electronics engineering or a related field 8-12 years of experience in networking software development, security, and Linux systems programming. Strong expertise in SONiC architecture, SAI, and open networking platforms. Proficiency in L2/L3 networking protocols (BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VXLAN, EVPN, etc.). Strong knowledge of network security concepts, including firewalling, VPNs, and DDoS mitigation. Experience with Linux networking internals, Netfilter, iptables, nftables, XDP, and eBPF. Proficiency in C, C++, Python, and Go for networking software development. Strong debugging skills using tcpdump, Wireshark, gdb, strace, perf, and ASAN. Experience working with network ASICs, Broadcom, Mellanox, Marvell, or Intel-based chipsets. Good understanding of container networking, Kubernetes CNI, and SDN concepts. Hands-on experience with CI/CD, Git, Jenkins, and automated testing frameworks. Preferred Qualifications Experience in DPDK, P4 programming, and FPGA-based networking solutions. Contributions to open-source networking projects (SONiC, FRR, Linux kernel, etc.). Knowledge of TLS, IPSec, MACsec, and secure boot mechanisms. Experience working with public cloud networking (AWS, Azure, GCP).

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Software Test Engineer (SONIC) Arista Networks

3.0 - 8.0 years

20 - 35 Lacs

Bengaluru

Work from Office

Who You Will Work With Youll collaborate closely with software developers, working side by side to ensure robust and high-quality product releases. Youll engage with field-facing teams to understand customer deployments and feedback, representing customer use-cases directly to engineering teams. As a test expert, youll also work with networking experts to validate platform integration, scalability, and performance. Additionally, you will interact with product managers and technical documentation teams to align testing efforts with real-world application and market needs. What Youll Do Use every means possible to find the bugs in the software and/or hardware being developed by your team. Write test plans to validate Arista features and products. Design test network topologies to validate functionality, performance, stability and scalability of features and products. Execute test plans to verify all aspects of the product. Identify defects and validate resolution. Work as an agile member of a combined development and test team, running in short cycles to develop functional software in quick iterations. Work with the developers in creating their plans for automated tests to complement the exploratory testing that you perform. Be the testing expert for your team. Participate in functional specification and software design reviews held by the development team and provide customer centric input. Qualifications: BS CS/CE/EE plus 3+ years of experience in networking. MS degree preferred A minimum of one year of hands-on experience testing SONiC is a must (manual testing experience strongly desired). Strong working knowledge of SONiC architecture - SAI, FRR open routing stack (formerly Quagga, Zebra), Redis-DB, docker and minigraph Hands on experience with Linux operating system and its associated technologies (e.g. Virtualization, Kubernetes & more) Strong knowledge in one or more of the following areas: Ethernet, RSTP/ MSTP, VLANs, IP Routing, TCP/IP, OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, IGMP, PIM SM/ SSM, QoS, L2-L3 protocols, Platform validation, HA, QOS, network management. Knowledge of forwarding ASICs, FPGAs and network processors highly desired Proven expertise in creating test methodologies and writing test plans. Experience with IXIA and/or Spirent test tools desired Familiarity with test automation tools and scripting languages desired Strong communication skills. ACE/CCIE/JNCIE certifications are a plus.

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