Principal Sw Systems Engineer

Summary

Join Extreme Networks, a global leader in cloud-driven networking solutions, as a Principal Software Development Engineer. This role requires 15-20 years of experience in cloud networking and orchestration. You will technically lead a team, drive product development, and engage with customers. The position demands expertise in Java/Golang, microservices architecture, cloud technologies, and agile development. Based in Bangalore/Chennai or remotely, this opportunity offers a chance to contribute to a company with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Requirements

• Complete exposure to the entire Product Life Cycle is a MUST
• Proficiency in the below areas
• Micro services-based Architecture and their best practices. Hands-on experience with Docker containers, Kubernetes (K8s, K3s) cluster, Helm charts
• Exposure to cloud development using Public and hybrid clouds
• Java/GoLang, Linux OS, Data structures, IPC mechanisms. Intricate understanding of multi-threading/routines, Network programming and Object-oriented methodologies
• Agile Development Model with CI/CD , Genkins pipeline and working knowledge of Git environment
• DB concepts and Deployment models - RDBMS/No SQL/TSDB/Clustering/Postgress/Redis/MariaDb
• Messaging Services like RabbitMQ/NATS/Kafka and clustering
• Working experience of webhook/websockets/API gateways/Nginx
• Design principles for cloud engineering
• Security Protocols and technologies viz., OAuth2, AAA, RBAC, LDAP, HTTPS, Certs, Syslog/RELP
• OpenAPI/OpenConfig NETCONF/Streaming Telemetry/GNMI/GRPC/XMPP
• Sound Data/Information modelling techniques and tools used for Modelling like YANG, UML, JSON etc
• Demonstrable ability to generalize variety of data inputs into well-formed/conceptualized models exposed to different set of North Bound agents via REST APIs
• Exceptional Written/Verbal Communication Skills
• B.E/ B.Tech or equivalent in CS/EEE/ECE with at least 15-20 years of relevant experience

Responsibilities

• Technically lead the team of professionals to deliver Network Automation/Orchestration Product
• Idea Incubation, Solution Completeness and PLM Interfacing
• Customer Engagement/Conversation, Roadmap Planning and strategizing execution
• Bring in Best in Class Engineering practices and passionately drive the implementation of the same - be it Test Driven Development and Design Principles
• Lead architecture, design and implementation for the product

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to NFV/SDN Solution and solving real deployment challenges thereof, will be added advantage
• Knowledge in L2/L3 OSI layer Protocols - 802.1Q ; LAGs; VxLAN; EVPN; ACLs; Route Policy; MPLS/VPLS; BGP; and L2 Forwarding; L3 Routing will be desirable