Senior Software Engineer – Networking (C/C++, DPDK/VPP)

Emumba; Islamabad; On-site; PKR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Emumba in Islamabad is seeking a hands-on Senior Software Engineer – Networking (C/C++, DPDK/VPP) to design and build high-performance networking software spanning data path, control plane, and related infrastructure.

You will develop forwarding, protocol, and packet-processing components for virtualized and containerized environments, collaborating with distributed teams across multiple locations and time zones.

Qualifications

• Proficient in C/C++ with emphasis on high-performance networking.
• Experience with data-path, control-plane, and packet processing.
• Experience designing in virtualized and containerized environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement forwarding, protocol, and packet-processing components.
• Integrate hardware and software data paths in production systems.
• Collaborate with distributed teams across locations and time zones.

Skills

Networking

C/C++

Packet processing

Tools

DPDK

VPP

Job description

We're looking for a hands‑on Senior Software Engineer – Networking (C/C++, DPDK/VPP) with strong expertise in developing networking software across the data path, control plane, and related infrastructure. You'll design and build forwarding, protocol, and packet-processing components that run in virtualized and containerized environments, integrating hardware and software-based data paths into production systems.

This is a highly technical individual contributor role focused on building high-performance networking solutions. You'll work across networking, security, data-path technologies, and cloud-native infrastructure while collaborating with distributed teams across multiple locations and time zones.