Tech Lead, AI Networking & Open Source

QuickCruit, Inc.; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco's Distributed System Engineering group in Milpitas seeks a Software Engineering Technical Leader to drive design and implementation of SONiC networking capabilities across SRv6, uSID, BGP, EVPN and VXLAN. You will partner with architecture, product, hardware and customer teams to deliver production-ready solutions on Linux and merchant-silicon platforms.

You will create technical designs and user docs, debug complex issues, contribute upstream to open source, and push innovations that

Qualifications

• Expert in SONiC, SRv6, MRC and AI infrastructure networking.
• Leads architecture and feature development across Linux, FRR, SAI.
• Strong open-source contributions and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of advanced SONiC networking features.
• Collaborate with architecture, product, hardware and customer teams.
• Create technical design docs and upstream open-source contributions.
• Drive production readiness, testing and validation on silicon platforms.
• Mentor engineers and steer Cisco's data-center networking strategy.

Skills

SONiC

SRv6

uSID

MRC

IPM

BGP

EVPN

VXLAN

Linux

Open-source

Architecture leadership

Tools

Broadcom Tomahawk

Cisco Silicon One

Job description

Cisco's Distributed System Engineering group in Milpitas seeks a Software Engineering Technical Leader to drive design and implementation of SONiC networking capabilities across SRv6, uSID, BGP, EVPN and VXLAN. You will partner with architecture, product, hardware and customer teams to deliver production-ready solutions on Linux and merchant-silicon platforms.

You will create technical designs and user docs, debug complex issues, contribute upstream to open source, and push innovations that