Network Routing & Switching Protocols Software Development- Principal Engineer
ArrcusSan Jose, CANot stated
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Description
Network Routing & Switching Protocols Software Development- Principal Engineer
San Jose, CA
About Arrcus
Arrcus was founded to enhance business efficiency through superior network connectivity. The Arrcus Connected Edge (ACE) platform offers best-in-class networking with the most flexible consumption model at the lowest total cost of ownership. The Arrcus team comprises world-class technologists with an unparalleled record in shipping industry-leading networking products, complemented by industry thought leaders, operating executives, strategic partners, and top-tier VCs. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California.
We offer a variety of roles in software, hardware, and cloud environments. We are looking for people who are self-motivated, creative, and agile. You will work closely with the top-notch talent in Arrcus in redefining networking. Prior work experience in a venture-backed company is a big plus.
Responsibilities
Triage and resolve internal, and customer-found issues
Write Feature Spec covering the requirements and detailed design
Implement improvements and features individually or as part of a team
Evaluate, Integrate third-party libraries
Peer review of Feature Spec, Code, Test Plan, and other engineering documents
Improve performance/scale of existing features/solutions
Help with interviews, onboarding, and mentoring of new hires
Work with customer and product teams to understand new requirements
Plan, scheduled, tracked, and periodically reported the project status to customer delivery
Drive engineering-wide initiatives for quality/scaling of shipping products and technologies
Participate in the Architecture and Design of new engineering initiatives
Intellectual Property (IP) Protection - consider filing patents for Innovations involved in our products
Industry engagements on a technical level - papers, blogs, talks, standards
Education/Qualifications
BS/MS/Ph.D. in Computer Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent degree
Ability to write high-quality C/C++/Go/Python code
16+ years of hands-on development experience in some of the following areas:
Experience with design and development of large-scale control plane protocols - BGP, OSPF, ISIS, LDP MPLS
Experience with design and development of L2 technologies - STP, PVST, MSTP
Experience with design and development of Control Plane Infra - TCP/IP, RIB, FIB, BFD, IPC, Interfaces, Events
Experience with design and development of Overlay Technologies - L3VPN, EVPN, VxLAN
Segment Routing based fabric – SR-MPLS, SRv6
Troubleshooting large-scale deployments
Model-based manageability frameworks using YANG, XML, JSON
Benefits
Bonus + Equity
Parental leave
401k retirement plan
Employee Assistance programs
Weekly Catered lunches at our San Jose office.
Monthly happy hours at our San Jose office.
Salary:
200,000 to 225,000 /yr
Equal Opportunity
At Arrcus, we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employe. Wee realize the key to creating a company with a world-class culture and employee experience comes from who we hire and creating a workplace that celebrates everyone. A strong belief in culture addition will propel us forward together.
With this, we consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, sex, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, HIV status, registered domestic partner status, caregiver status, marital status, veteran or military status, citizenship status or any other legally protected category. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, benefits, compensationn, and training..