Senior Platform Software Engineer – IPsec/VPP/Kubernetes

Parallel Wireless; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Parallel Wireless seeks a Senior Network Platform Software Engineer to design and build networking software, focusing on IPsec, VPP, and Linux networking, with Docker/Kubernetes integration at scale.

You will debug, optimize, and contribute to AI-assisted tooling for automated log analysis and RCA, collaborating across teams in a high-performance environment.

Qualifications

• 8-13 years hands-on software/platform development in networking/telecom.
• Strong IPsec, VPP, and StrongSwan experience (implementation, debugging, integration).
• Linux/kernel networking expertise with packet flow and performance.
• Docker/Kubernetes networking with CNI/Multus, SR-IOV, pod/service networking.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, debug, integrate, and maintain networking/platform software involving IPsec, VPP, StrongSwan, and Linux networking.
• Develop and enhance networking features involving IPsec/IKE, routing, traffic selectors, SPD/SAD, tunnels, and traffic segregation.
• Debug complex networking scenarios across multi-tunnel, multi-network, VLAN, container, and Kubernetes environments.
• Perform end-to-end troubleshooting and RCA across application, container, networking, VPP/DPDK, and Linux kernel layers.
• Develop and enhance AI-assisted tools for automated log analysis and root-cause identification.

Skills

IPsec

VPP

StrongSwan

Linux networking

Docker networking

Kubernetes networking

C/C++

Python scripting

AI tooling

Tools

VPP/DPDK

Job description

We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Network Platform Software Engineer with 8-12 years of hands-on software/platform development experience in networking, telecom, or high-performance networking domains.

The role will primarily focus on network platform development, feature implementation, code-level debugging, issue resolution, and system integration across IPsec, VPP, StrongSwan, Linux networking, Docker, and Kubernetes. The engineer will also contribute to AI-assisted engineering initiatives, developing tools to automate log analysis and improve root-cause identification and debugging efficiency.

What you'll do:

• Design, develop, debug, integrate, and maintain networking/platform software involving IPsec, VPP, StrongSwan, and Linux networking.
• Develop and enhance networking features involving IPsec/IKE, routing, traffic selectors, SPD/SAD, tunnels, and traffic segregation.
• Work with existing codebases to understand implementation flows, modify code, implement fixes, and resolve defects.
• Debug complex networking scenarios across multi-tunnel, multi-network, VLAN, container, and Kubernetes environments.
• Perform end-to-end troubleshooting and RCA across application, container, networking, VPP/DPDK, and Linux kernel layers.
• Develop and enhance AI-assisted tools for automated log analysis and root-cause identification, and collaborate across teams to drive complex issues through resolution.

What you should have:

• 8-13 years of hands-on software/platform development experience, preferably in networking or telecom.
• Strong hands-on experience with IPsec, VPP, and StrongSwan, including implementation, debugging, and integration.
• Strong Linux/Kernel networking expertise, including packet flow, CPU/IRQ, performance, and system-level debugging.
• Hands-on experience with Docker/Kubernetes networking, including CNI/Multus, SR-IOV, pod/service networking, and cluster debugging.
• Experience with VPP/DPDK and high-performance networking is highly desirable.
• Strong C/C++ programming and debugging skills, with Python/scripting skills for automation, analysis, and development of engineering tools.

AI & Automation - Good to Have:

• Exposure to AI/LLM-based developer tools or coding assistants.
• Interest or experience in applying AI to software development, log analysis, debugging, and RCA automation.
• Experience with automation, log-processing, or internal debugging/analysis tools.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with VPP/DPDK datapath development and performance optimization.
• Experience with Linux kernel networking internals and system debugging tools.
• Experience with SR-IOV, Multus, CNI, and cloud-native telecom networking.
• Experience with high-performance packet processing and telecom networking products.

Role Evolution:

The initial focus will be on understanding the existing networking implementation, codebase, architecture, and failure patterns. Over time, the engineer will take increasing ownership of feature development, code-level debugging, defect resolution, performance optimization, and AI-assisted RCA capabilities.

The objective is to build strong engineering ownership across the networking stack, from application and container layers through IPsec, VPP/DPDK, Linux networking, and kernel layers, while using AI-assisted automation to improve log analysis, debugging efficiency, and root-cause accuracy.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.