Firmware Engineer, Data Center Networking & OS

53 Stations; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Meter is seeking an embedded systems engineer to design a performant switch OS and firmware for data-center TOR and spine platforms in San Francisco. You will collaborate with hardware, QA, and infrastructure teams to deliver robust networking software powering next‑gen data centers.

Key tasks include bringing new switches to production, scaling protocols like BGP, ECMP, LACP, VXLAN and EVPN, and improving firmware release processes to pass long stability tests.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in writing and debugging embedded Linux software, firmware, or device drivers in C/C++.
• Experience with switching SDKs is a plus, as is familiarity with Golang or similar backend languages.
• Understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, L2/L3) is helpful and learnable on the job.

Responsibilities

• Bring new switches to production by integrating and validating the switching chip SDK, with reliable boot, all ports operational, and drivers passing QA.
• Scale our system’s implementation of protocols such as BGP, ECMP, LACP, VXLAN, and EVPN, with cross-team collaboration.
• Improve firmware releases by automating monitoring, upgrades, and rollbacks; ensure a 30-day stress test passes without crashes.

Skills

Embedded Linux

C/C++

Device drivers

Golang

Networking fundamentals

Tools

Switching SDKs

Job description

Meter is seeking an embedded systems engineer to design a performant switch OS and firmware for data-center TOR and spine platforms in San Francisco. You will collaborate with hardware, QA, and infrastructure teams to deliver robust networking software powering next‑gen data centers.

Key tasks include bringing new switches to production, scaling protocols like BGP, ECMP, LACP, VXLAN and EVPN, and improving firmware release processes to pass long stability tests.