Staff Network Software Engineer, Switch Design (SONiC)

Support Revolution; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 255,000; Full time

Job summary

Supermicro is seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer - Switch Design to lead the design and development of high-performance networking software for data center platforms. The role focuses on SONiC-based network operating systems and integration with leading networking ASICs (Broadcom, Marvell, etc.).

The candidate will architect software for telemetry, diagnostics and system management, while mentoring engineers across teams and driving cross-functional collaboration to meet product

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software development experience in networking or system software.
• BS/MS in Computer Science or related STEM field.
• Strong programming skills in C/C++ and/or Go.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize critical software modules, drivers, and APIs for high-performance forwarding and control planes.
• Define the software architecture integrating SONiC with hardware platform infrastructure to ensure scalability and reliability.
• Develop and maintain interfaces for telemetry, diagnostics, and system management.
• Lead optimization of system performance, power efficiency, and resource utilization.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers across software, hardware, and QA teams.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration with product, hardware, and platform teams to align on requirements and deliverables.
• Engage with the open-source SONiC community – contribute upstream, review patches, and align development with community direction.
• Evaluate and adopt emerging tools, technologies, and methodologies to accelerate development and testing cycles.

Skills

C/C++

Go

Data structures

Networking

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or related STEM

Tools

Broadcom XGS

Marvell

VPP

Linux kernel

Job description

Supermicro is seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer - Switch Design to lead the design and development of high-performance networking software for data center platforms. The role focuses on SONiC-based network operating systems and integration with leading networking ASICs (Broadcom, Marvell, etc.).

The candidate will architect software for telemetry, diagnostics and system management, while mentoring engineers across teams and driving cross-functional collaboration to meet product