Network Routing & Switching Protocols Software Development- Principal Engineer

Arrcus Inc; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus + Equity

Parental leave

401k retirement plan

Employee Assistance programs

Weekly Catered lunches

Monthly happy hours

Job summary

Arrcus in San Jose, CA is seeking a Principal Engineer to own the development of network routing and switching protocols. You will design, implement, and optimize large-scale control planes (BGP/OSPF/ISIS, LDP/MPLS), SR-MPLS and SRv6, and related L2/L3 technologies.

This is a senior, hands-on role requiring extensive C/C++/Go/Python work and a track record of shipping scalable software. Qualifications include BS/MS/PhD in CS/CE, 16+ years of experience, and ability to mentor others.

Qualifications

• 16+ years of hands-on development experience.
• Experience with large-scale control plane protocols – BGP, OSPF, ISIS, LDP MPLS.
• Experience with L2 technologies – STP, PVST, MSTP.
• Experience with TCP/IP, RIB, FIB, BFD, IPC, Interfaces, Events.
• Experience with SR-MPLS, SRv6, VxLAN, Overlay Technologies.

Responsibilities

• Triage and resolve internal and customer issues.
• Write feature specs and detailed designs.
• Implement improvements and features individually or in teams.
• Evaluate and integrate third-party libraries.
• Peer review of specs, code, test plans, and docs.
• Drive quality and scaling of shipping products.

Skills

C/C++/Go/Python

Protocol design

Troubleshooting

Education

BS/MS/Ph.D. in CS/CE

Tools

Go

Python

Job description

Network Routing & Switching Protocols Software Development- Principal Engineer

San Jose, CA

About Arrcus

Arrcus was founded to enhance business efficiency through superior network connectivity. The Arrcus Connected Edge (ACE) platform offers best-in-class networking with the most flexible consumption model at the lowest total cost of ownership. The Arrcus team comprises world-class technologists with an unparalleled record in shipping industry-leading networking products, complemented by industry thought leaders, operating executives, strategic partners, and top-tier VCs. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California.

We offer a variety of roles in software, hardware, and cloud environments. We are looking for people who are self-motivated, creative, and agile. You will work closely with the top-notch talent in Arrcus in redefining networking. Prior work experience in a venture-backed company is a big plus.

Responsibilities

• Triage and resolve internal, and customer-found issues
• Write Feature Spec covering the requirements and detailed design
• Implement improvements and features individually or as part of a team
• Evaluate, Integrate third-party libraries
• Peer review of Feature Spec, Code, Test Plan, and other engineering documents
• Improve performance/scale of existing features/solutions
• Help with interviews, onboarding, and mentoring of new hires
• Work with customer and product teams to understand new requirements
• Plan, scheduled, tracked, and periodically reported the project status to customer delivery
• Drive engineering-wide initiatives for quality/scaling of shipping products and technologies
• Participate in the Architecture and Design of new engineering initiatives
• Intellectual Property (IP) Protection - consider filing patents for Innovations involved in our products
• Industry engagements on a technical level - papers, blogs, talks, standards

Education/Qualifications

• BS/MS/Ph.D.in Computer Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent degree
• Ability to write high-quality C/C++/Go/Python code
• 16+ years of hands-on development experience in some of the following areas:
• Experience with design and development of large-scale control plane protocols - BGP, OSPF, ISIS, LDP MPLS
• Experience with design and development of L2 technologies - STP, PVST, MSTP
• Experience with design and development of Control Plane Infra - TCP/IP, RIB, FIB, BFD, IPC, Interfaces, Events
• Experience with design and development of Overlay Technologies - L3VPN, EVPN, VxLAN
• Segment Routing based fabric – SR-MPLS, SRv6
• Troubleshooting large-scale deployments
• Model-based manageability frameworks using YANG, XML, JSON

Benefits

• Bonus + Equity
• Parental leave
• 401k retirement plan
• Employee Assistance programs
• Weekly Catered lunches at our San Jose office.
• Monthly happy hours at our San Jose office.

Salary:

200,000 to 225,000 /yr

Equal Opportunity

At Arrcus, we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employe. Wee realize the key to creating a company with a world-class culture and employee experience comes from who we hire and creating a workplace that celebrates everyone. A strong belief in culture addition will propel us forward together.

With this, we consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, sex, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, HIV status, registered domestic partner status, caregiver status, marital status, veteran or military status, citizenship status or any other legally protected category. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, benefits, compensationn, and training..