Platform Software Engineer

Macrohire; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Macrohire is seeking a Platform Software Engineer (Networking Systems) with 1–8 years of experience to drive design and implementation across core networking subsystems. The role involves owning architecture, interfacing hardware and software, and delivering end-to-end solutions within JunOS-like environments.

You will work with test and support teams to set quality bars, define performance criteria, and harden the switching platform for reliability and customer experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering or related discipline; Master’s desirable.
• 1–8 years of experience depending on the role level.
• Strong background in low-level systems and OS internals.
• Experience with C/C++ and system debugging.

Responsibilities

• Drive design and implementation for platform software across core networking subsystems.
• Own architecture and end-to-end delivery within JunOS concepts.
• Set quality bars with test teams; drive performance/reliability requirements.
• Act as engineering owner with support teams for root-cause analysis and fixes.

Skills

Device drivers

Board bring-up

Linux internals

C/C++

Networking fundamentals

Debugging skills

AI-assisted workflows

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Master's desirable

Tools

FreeBSD

Linux

Job description

. Designation- Platform Software Engineer (Networking Systems)

Exp- 1- 4 years

Exp- 4-8 years

Responsibilities:

• Drive system design and implementation for platform software across core networking subsystems, including:
• Chassis/line-card platform services, Ethernet interfaces, optics, and the underlying system infrastructure that ties hardware and software together
• Own architecture and end-to-end delivery within JunOS or Junos Evolved - define interfaces between hardware and software and between various software components, evaluate design trade-offs, implement, and integrate across the networking software stack.
• Partner with system and solution test teams to set quality bars and build performance and reliability requirements, feedback to strong test strategy, and shorten debug/triage cycles.
• Work with support teams as the engineering owner – to perform root-cause analysis on production issues, drive fixes to closure, and continually harden the switching platform for best customer experience.

Education and Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or related discipline. Master’s desirable.
• Typically, 1-8 years’ experience.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Deep experience with low-level systems domain: device drivers, board/system bring-up, and FreeBSD/Linux internals.
• Strong systems debugging skills - able to isolate cross-layer failures (hardware/firmware/OS), and reason about performance, concurrency, and resource bottlenecks.
• AI-first engineering mindset: comfortable using AI-assisted tools (e.g., coding copilots, LLM-based assistants) to accelerate design, implementation, and debugging - while validating outputs, writing tests, and protecting sensitive data.
• Requirement: consistently apply AI-assisted workflows across the system design lifecycle (problem framing → tradeoffs/interfaces → implementation → test/verification → production triage) to improve speed, quality, and reliability.
• Habit of documenting decisions and using lightweight design artifacts (problem statements, tradeoffs, interfaces) to align quickly and iterate with the team.
• Solid networking fundamentals (Ethernet; familiarity with switching concepts is a plus).
• Strong C/C++ engineering: clean API/interface design, OO design, data structures, and comfort with low-level/system debugging tooling.
• Working knowledge of hardware/firmware interfaces and integration points (PCIe, SPI, I2C, FPGA/CPLD) - able to translate datasheets into robust software abstractions and implementation.
• Bonus: prior experience shipping system software for networking products (platforms, routers/switches, or similar).