SonicWall

Senior Dataplane Engineer - DPDK experience is a must

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17 days ago
Pune, IndiaSenior

Responsibilities

  • Lead development and optimization of a key dataplane module for SonicWall NGFW platforms.
  • Design, implement, and enhance high-performance packet-processing paths using DPDK, ODP, OFP, or similar frameworks.
  • Diagnose and resolve complex dataplane performance, throughput, and latency issues.
  • Collaborate with platform, networking, security, and QA teams on features and product improvements.
  • Prototype and evaluate new dataplane technologies for next-generation NGFW capabilities.
  • Influence architecture, scalability strategies, and the long-term technical direction of dataplane components.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of C/C++ systems-level development experience for networking or embedded platforms.
  • Strong hands-on expertise with DPDK, ODP, OFP, or similar high-performance packet-processing frameworks.
  • Solid understanding of L3/L4 networking protocols, including IPv4, IPv6, routing, NAT, VPN, IPsec, SSL, and related protocols.
  • Proven ability to build multithreaded, low-latency, high-throughput systems.
  • Strong knowledge of operating-system internals, memory and concurrency models, and network-stack behavior.
  • Strong debugging, performance-tuning, and system-analysis skills.
  • Strong communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to drive cross-functional technical discussions.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement in Pune.

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