[BLR] Network Platform Software Development – Principal Engineer

Arrcus Inc; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous compensation packages including equity

Medical Insurance

Parental Leave

Job summary

Arrcus Inc in Bengaluru is looking for a Principal Engineer to lead network platform software development. You will be responsible for bring-up of networking ASICs, implementation of features, and team leadership. The ideal candidate should possess a BS/MS/PhD in Computer Engineering or equivalent, along with 16+ years of experience in related technologies. The role offers generous benefits including medical insurance and equity in the company.

Qualifications

• 16+ years of relevant hands-on development experience in networking technologies.
• Deep understanding of pipeline architecture of ASIC families.
• Ability to evaluate and integrate third-party libraries.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to implement networking features.
• Drive engineering initiatives for product quality.
• Plan, schedule, track, and report project status.

Skills

C/C++/Go/Python programming

Pipeline architecture knowledge

Data path design

Linux OS internals

Broadcom SDK, P4, DPDK

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Computer Engineering/Computer Science

Tools

ASICS families knowledge

Containers

Virtual Machines

Job description

[BLR] Network Platform Software Development – Principal Engineer

Bengaluru, India

About Arrcus

Arrcus was founded to enhance business efficiency through superior network connectivity. The Arrcus Connected Edge (ACE) platform offers best‑in‑class networking with the most flexible consumption model at the lowest total cost of ownership. The Arrcus team consists of world‑class technologists who have an unparalleled record in shipping industry‑leading networking products, complemented by industry thought leaders, operating executives, strategic partners, and top‑tier VCs. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California. For more information, go to www.arrcus.com or follow @arrcusinc.

We offer a variety of roles in software, hardware, and cloud environments. We are looking for people who are self‑motivated, creative, and agile. You will work closely with the top‑notch talent in Arrcus in redefining networking.

Responsibilities

• Bring‑up networking ASIC’s and platforms.
• Write Feature Spec covering the requirements and detailed design.
• Implement improvements and features individually or as part of a team.
• Triage, resolve internal and customer‑found issues.
• Evaluate, integrate third‑party libraries.
• Peer review of Feature Spec, Code, Test Plan and other engineering documents.
• Improve performance/scale of existing features/solutions.
• Help with interview, onboarding and mentoring of new hires.
• Work with customer and product teams to understand new requirements.
• Plan, schedule, track and periodically report the project status all the way to customer delivery.
• Lead a team which is implementing features and improvements.
• Drive engineering‑wide initiatives for quality/scaling of shipping products and technologies.
• Participate in Architecture and Design of new engineering initiatives.
• Intellectual Property (IP) Protection – consider filing patents for innovations involved in our products.
• Industry engagements on technical level – papers, blogs, talks, standards.

Education / Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent degree.
• Ability to write high quality C/C++/Go/Python code.
• 16+ years of relevant hands‑on development experience in some of the following technologies.
• Deep understanding of pipeline architecture of one or more ASIC families (Broadcom: DNX, Broadcom: XGS, Intel: Tofino).
• Architect/design/develop data path for L3 technologies: IPv4, IPv6, MPLS, Segment Routing (SR)/SRv6, VRF, L3VPN.
• Architect/design/develop data path for QoS technologies: Queueing, Classification, Policing, Marking, shaping, ACL, ECN, WRED.
• Architect/design/develop data path for L2 technologies: STP, LLDP, sFlow, LAG, MLAG.
• Deep understanding of Broadcom SDK, P4, DPDK.
• Linux OS internals, memory management and network stack.
• RIB, FIB, and Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL).
• High Availability, ISSU, Linux networking.
• Debian Build/Packaging, Linux Kernel, Kernel Networking Stack.
• Containers, Virtual Machines (VM).

Bonus

• Prior work experience in a startup or venture‑backed company is a big plus.

Benefits

• Generous compensation packages including equity.
• Medical Insurance.
• Parental Leave.

Equal Opportunity

At Arrcus, we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer – We realize the key to creating a company with a world‑class culture and employee experience comes from who we hire and creating a workplace that celebrates everyone. A strong belief of culture addition will propel us forward, together.

With this, we consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, sex, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, HIV status, registered domestic partner status, caregiver status, marital status, veteran or military status, citizenship status or any other legally protected category. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, benefits, compensation and training.