Software Engineer II - TeraWave
Blue Origin4 days ago
Cupertino, CA, USA or Seattle, WA, USAMid Level
Base Salary
$170k - $238k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop high-performance packet-processing applications in C/C++ using DPDK and FD.io VPP.
- Profile and optimize software for 100G/400G line-rate performance with low latency and jitter.
- Implement and integrate BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, SRv6, MPLS, and GRE networking technologies.
- Develop drivers and software interfaces for hardware accelerators, SmartNICs, and FPGA-offload engines.
- Benchmark and optimize packet-forwarding pipelines continuously.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Expert-level proficiency in Rust, C, or C++.
- Experience with Linux systems programming, including threading, memory management, and interrupt handling.
- Understanding of the OSI model, TCP/IP, and Ethernet switching fundamentals.
- Preferred experience with DPDK, VPP, eBPF, XDP, Linux kernel networking internals, BGP, EVPN, SRv6, CPU pinning, NUMA awareness, cache-line optimization, Kubernetes CNI, and DPDK-in-Docker deployments.
- Background in space systems, satellite communications, or telecommunications networking is preferred.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short- and long-term disability, 401(k) match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
- Stock options for regular employees working at least 20 hours per week.
- Up to four weeks of paid time off per year based on scheduled hours and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
- Some employees may be eligible for discretionary benefits and bonuses based on role type and job level.
- Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition closes.
- Applicants must meet specified U.S. citizenship, permanent residency, refugee, or asylum-granted status requirements under export control regulations.
About Blue Origin
Blue Origin designs and manufactures rocket engines, reusable launch vehicles, and lunar transport systems for commercial and government customers. Its products include the suborbital New Shepard, the in-development New Glenn orbital rocket, BE-4 engines (used on ULA’s Vulcan), and the Blue Moon lander; revenue comes from launch services, engine supply, and space systems contracts, including a NASA Human Landing System award. Founded in 2000 by Jeff Bezos, the company is headquartered in Kent, Washington.