Principal Engineer - 10365 | Network Switch Platform Development (Broadcom)

Extreme Networks; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Extreme Networks in Bengaluru seeks an embedded systems expert to design and develop platform systems for next-gen networking products. You'll integrate PHY drivers, work on Linux networking components, and explore OS changes, ONL/ONLP, and BMC/IPMI interfaces.

The role spans bare-metal to VM/docker environments with microservices, requiring collaboration across time zones. Candidates should have a BE/BTech or ME/MTech in Electronics, Communications or CS, 5–20 years in networking

Qualifications

• BE/B.Tech or ME/MTech in Electronics & Communications or CS.
• 5 to 20 years of experience in networking hardware/software.
• Strong understanding of switch/router hardware/software architecture.
• Experience in platform infra and embedded device drivers in switches/routers.
• Familiar with Broadcom PHYs, Barefoot components and their SDKs.
• IPMI/BMC familiarity and Ethernet speeds up to 400G/800G.
• Linux networking components, ONL/ONLP, IPMI experience.
• Linux device drivers for FPGA/CPLD, I2C, SPI, MMC/SD, PCI, USB, SATA; DMA & interrupts.
• Linux boot infra (uboot, ONIE, UEFI/BIOS) helpful; debugging with GDB/kernel drivers.
• VMs/Docker with microservices; C/C++ and scripting (shell, Python).
• GIT and Jenkins for source control.

Responsibilities

• Platform system design and development for new generation networking products.
• Integrate PHY drivers from multiple vendors and OS changes as needed.
• Work on Linux networking components and virtualization/microservices environments.
• Collaborate across multiple sites/time zones; act as team player.

Skills

Embedded systems

Linux networking

C/C++ programming

Scripting Python

VMs & Docker

Kernel debugging

GIT Jenkins

Hardware interfaces

IPMI/BMC

Barefoot SDKs

Education

BE/BTech or ME/MTech

Tools

Broadcom PHYs

ONL/ONLP

U-Boot

UEFI

PCIe

I2C

SPI

DMA

SATA

Job description

Job Description:

Roles and Responsibilities: We are looking for an embedded systems expert doing platform system design and development with essential knowledge of the underlying hardware on any of the new generation networking products of Extreme Networks. This would involve integrating PHY drivers from multiple vendors, identifying and integrating OS changes/upgrades necessary and working on Linux networking components as well. Work can also be in platform framework with systems with virtual machine support using hypervisors or having Kubernetes based docker/microservices supported. This would also provide exposure to working on open-source components. So, this role requires to have a knowledge of the industry trends. As an individual contributor, one should be a team player and should work in a multi-site mode along with other teams in different time zones as well.

The skill-set required:

• BE/B.Tech or ME/MTech preferably in the field of Electronics & communications or Computer Science.


• Work experience of 5 to 20 years in the following areas:


• Good understanding of switch/router H/W and S/W arch and knowledge of networking domain.


• Experience in platform infrastructure & embedded software device driver development in switches/ routers.


• Familiar with – Broadcom MACs and PHYs and Barefoot components and their SDKs


• Familiar with Baseboard management Controller(BMC), IPMI.


• Familiar with Ethernet ports and optics with speeds up to 400G/800G, breakout capabilities, auto-negotiation, FEC.


• Experience in working with linux networking components; using ONL/ONLP, IPMI, etc is essential.


• Worked on Linux device driver for various devices and interfaces - FPGA/CPLD, I2C, SPI, MMC/SD, PCI, USB, SATA and be familiar with DMA and interrupts in Linux


• Linux build infra and tools including exposure to Linux embedded boot environment - uboot, ONIE, UEFI/BIOS would be helpful.


• Debugging skills - using GDB, Kernel and drivers level debugging and application level debugging.


• Experience in VMs and Dockers with microservices architecture would help.


• Programming in C, C++ and scripting language (shell script and python).


• Source version control tool and environment - GIT and Jenkins.