Principal Engineer - 10365 | Network Switch Platform Development (Broadcom)
Extreme Networks7 months ago
Bengaluru, IndiaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design and develop embedded platform systems for next-generation networking switches and routers.
- Integrate PHY drivers from multiple vendors and implement necessary Linux operating-system changes and upgrades.
- Develop platform infrastructure and embedded software device drivers for networking hardware.
- Work with Linux networking components, virtual-machine support, hypervisors, and Kubernetes- or Docker-based microservices platforms.
- Develop and debug Linux drivers for FPGA/CPLD, I2C, SPI, MMC/SD, PCI, USB, SATA, DMA, and interrupt handling.
- Debug kernel, driver, and application-level software using GDB.
- Collaborate with teams across multiple sites and time zones as an individual contributor.
Requirements
- BE/B.Tech or ME/MTech, preferably in Electronics and Communications or Computer Science.
- 12–20 years of experience in switch/router hardware and software architecture, networking, platform infrastructure, and embedded device-driver development.
- Knowledge of networking domains, Broadcom MACs and PHYs, Barefoot components and their SDKs, BMC, and IPMI.
- Experience with Ethernet ports and optics up to 400G/800G, breakout capabilities, auto-negotiation, and FEC.
- Experience with Linux networking components and ONL/ONLP.
- Experience with Linux embedded boot environments and tools such as U-Boot, ONIE, and UEFI/BIOS is helpful.
- Programming experience in C, C++, shell scripting, and Python.
- Experience with virtual machines, Docker, and microservices architecture is helpful.
- Experience using Git and Jenkins for source version control and development environments.
- Strong kernel, driver, and application debugging skills.
About Extreme Networks
Extreme Networks builds enterprise networking infrastructure—switches, routers, Wi‑Fi access points—and cloud-based management and analytics software used to deploy and secure wired and wireless networks. It sells hardware, software subscriptions, and support services to businesses, schools, hospitals, and governments. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina, the company is publicly traded on NASDAQ (EXTR) and offers products in areas such as switching, wireless, security, and network management.