Senior Engineer I, Smart Switch Software Development

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Skills you'll use

What you'll do

• Platform & Architecture: Own and evolve the hardware abstraction layer (HAL) that bridges the switch ASIC SDK with application-layer software. Design and implement kernel modules for platform services including board support, network drivers, and hardware initialization.
• Protocol Development: Implement, debug, and optimize L2/L3 protocol state machines (STP, IGMP snooping, LLDP, LACP, 802.1X, GVRP, DAI) as kernel modules, ensuring conformance with IEEE and IETF standards.
• Stacking & Distributed Systems: Contribute to the multi-unit stacking feature set — topology management, member election, cross-unit configuration synchronization, firmware upgrade coordination, and hot-swap support.
• Cross-Platform Delivery: Develop and maintain firmware across multiple product families (ARM64 and MIPS architectures), coordinating changes across shared codebases to ensure consistency.
• Code Quality & Reviews: Conduct thorough code reviews, define coding standards for the team, and champion best practices in embedded C development. Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, memory leaks, and race conditions.
• Collaboration: Work closely with the various engineering teams across time zones. Participate in architecture discussions, design reviews, and release planning. Mentor junior engineers on the Chennai team.
• Build & Release: Maintain and improve the cross-compilation build system (GNU Make, Docker). Support release engineering processes including image generation, debug builds, and OSS compliance (SBOM).
• AI-Augmented Development: Leverage AI coding agents (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot) as part of your daily workflow — for code generation, code review, debugging assistance, and rapid prototyping. Guide the team in adopting agentic engineering practices where AI agents handle routine implementation tasks while you focus on architecture, validation, and system-level thinking.

Who can apply

• B.Tech/B.E http://B.Tech/B.E. or M.Tech/M.E http://M.Tech/M.E. in Computer Science, Electronics, or a related field
• 8+ years of professional experience in embedded software development, with at least 3 years focused on networking or telecommunications
• Strong proficiency in C programming for embedded Linux systems (kernel modules, user-space daemons, shared libraries)
• Hands-on experience with L2/L3 networking protocols — at minimum two of: STP/RSTP/MSTP, IGMP snooping, LLDP, LACP, 802.1X, VLANs
• Experience developing or maintaining Linux kernel modules (character devices, netfilter hooks, or network drivers)
• Familiarity with ARM64 or MIPS cross-compilation toolchains and embedded Linux build systems (Buildroot, OpenWrt, Yocto, or custom Makefile-based)
• Strong debugging skills — GDB, strace, kernel oops/panic analysis, packet capture with tcpdump or Wireshark
• Demonstrated daily use of AI coding agents or AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Cline) to accelerate development, debugging, and code review workflows

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