Sr. Software Engineer- SASE / Networking

As a Senior Development Engineer at our fast-growing SASE Core Network Group R&D Centre in Bangalore, India, you will play a key role in building and developing a next-generation SASE solution. Your work will involve diving into the realms of microservices, distributed systems, networking, and scalable software design, where you will have the opportunity to leave a lasting impact on cutting-edge developments that affect millions of users and organizations. We seek a proactive and innovative engineer who is a fast learner and ready to revolutionize the industry alongside our team. At Check Point, a prominent player in the network security sector, we are dedicated to providing the leading SASE platform in the market. Our unique approach, which merges cloud and on-device protection, is reshaping how businesses connect in the cloud and remote work era. Key Responsibilities: - Writing scalable, robust, testable, efficient, and easily maintainable code and services that form a part of our Core Network as a Service components - Developing advanced services for cloud network solutions - Maintaining high-performing, scalable, and testable code - Participating in peer reviews and collaborative programming - Collaborating with a diverse multicultural team in an agile environment Qualifications: - BE/ME in CS/CE or a related field, with a minimum of 10+ years of software development experience - Proficiency in C++, C, GO programming, and debugging - Experience in Unix/Linux systems with expertise in user-space processes, kernel, socket programming, and inter-process communication - Essential knowledge of networking concepts such as TCP/IP, IPsec, WireGuard, mTLS, OpenVPN, routing protocols like OSPF, BGP, and tunnelling - Experience in next-gen firewalls, UTMs, or IDS/IPS - Strong verbal and written communication skills, ensuring transparent and consistent communication with the team and co-workers - Ability for innovative and out-of-the-box thinking to nurture original ideas - Experience in architecture and design of distributed services/microservices/scalable solutions is highly advantageous - Exposure to a cloud environment is beneficial, including tools like Kafka, Kubernetes, DigitalOcean, HashiCorp's Vault, Nomad, Consul, among others - Familiarity with NoSQL databases is an added advantage - A DevOps mentality is a significant plus for this role,