Data Plane Engineer (Hybrid) — 3 Days In Office

Remote Co.; Town of Westford (WI); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Ribbon Communications is seeking a Software Engineer, Data Plane for a hybrid role in Westford, MA. You will design, implement, and test data plane features for networking products and work with global teams to deliver high-performance software.

The role emphasizes C/C++ with embedded systems, Linux networking, and experience with CNF infrastructure and modern data plane technologies. Hybrid model with in-office and remote work options.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 4–6 years of experience in computer networking or software development.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and test data plane features for Ribbon's products.
• Research solutions and design data plane software for next-gen networking.
• Develop software for data plane acceleration on hardware platforms.
• Troubleshoot customer-reported issues across installed products.
• Collaborate with distributed engineering teams and test teams.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Tools

CNF infrastructure

Container networking environments

DPDK

VPP

SmartNICs / DPUs

Job description

Ribbon Communications is seeking a Software Engineer, Data Plane for a hybrid role in Westford, MA. You will design, implement, and test data plane features for networking products and work with global teams to deliver high-performance software.

The role emphasizes C/C++ with embedded systems, Linux networking, and experience with CNF infrastructure and modern data plane technologies. Hybrid model with in-office and remote work options.