1 day ago
Bengaluru, IndiaSenior / Staff+
H1B Sponsor
Responsibilities
- Develop and evolve forwarding-plane and platform software for SD-WAN and edge routing platforms.
- Collaborate with hardware teams on platform bring-up, low-level drivers, and Network Interface Module integration.
- Design, implement, and maintain ROMMON and bootloader software for secure and reliable system initialization.
- Develop and tune high-performance forwarding-plane software.
- Implement and optimize Layer 2 networking protocols and features.
- Analyze performance bottlenecks across kernel, hardware-abstraction, control-plane, and hardware layers.
- Use AI-assisted coding tools, static analysis, test automation, and modern IDE workflows to improve development quality and speed.
Requirements
- 8–12 years of industry experience in end-to-end networking software development.
- Experience with platform software, system software, kernel and user-space drivers, bootloaders, BIOS, and control-plane/data-plane performance tuning.
- Strong C/C++ systems programming experience in Linux environments.
- Experience developing device drivers, working with RTOS/Linux kernels, and understanding hardware-software interfaces.
- Understanding of routing architectures and Layer 2 protocols such as Ethernet, VLANs, and STP.
- Experience with ROMMON, bootloaders, hardware bring-up, and board support packages.
- Ability to debug complex issues across hardware, firmware, and software layers.
- Experience with LAN/WAN communication interfaces and Layer 2/Layer 3 technologies.
- Experience with AI/ML techniques and development tools such as code assistants, static analysis tools, and test automation.
- Preferred: knowledge of PHY, MAC, MACsec, DPDK, kernel bring-up, platform/network management software, cloud networking, I2C trace analyzers, PCIe, x86 or ARM assembly, instruction sets, ABIs, GDB, Arium, and BDI.
Benefits
- Cisco describes a collaborative, empathetic culture with autonomy, opportunities for growth, and the chance to build technology used at global scale.
About Cisco
Cisco is the worldwide technology leader that is revolutionizing the way organizations connect and protect in the AI era. For more than 40 years, Cisco has securely connected the world. With its industry leading AI-powered solutions and services, Cisco enables its customers, partners and communities to unlock innovation, enhance productivity and strengthen digital resilience. With purpose at its core, Cisco remains committed to creating a more connected and inclusive future for all.