C Software engineer

Our client's team is developing the network OS that drives switches and routers designed andmanufactured by their company. Their networking solutions (incl. the NOS) are deployed inon-premise cloud data centre environments of our enterprise and MSDC customers. They are looking for software engineers with solid experience in the packet networking field tojoin our team and work on the software design and development of components of the OSdirectly interacting with the hardware. Responsibilities Design and develop the networking OS that drives our data centre switches and routers;specifically — the component of the NOS that programs the network ASIC Fix bugs in the software within the area of responsibility and improve performance ofthe product Collaborate with hardware engineers to ensure seamless integration of software andhardware components; with control plane engineers in order to support provisioning ofcontrol plane information into the chip Participate in code reviews and contribute to the development of best practices Help with troubleshooting and resolve issues that arise in the networking operatingsystem Support the Quality Control team in automated test development to ensure quality andreliability of the networking software Stay up-to-date with the latest networking trends and technologies, and incorporatethem into the software design Qualifications required to start Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Electrical Engineeringor related field Familiarity with Ethernet and IP-based protocols, dynamic routing protocols (BGP, OSPFat a minimum) Ability to work industry standards such as IETF RFC, IEEE etc. — understand standardrequirements, implement the described behaviour and messaging in C code Proficiency in C programming language Experience of developing software for Linux OSes (this implies at advanced Linux user aswell) Experience in developing and maintaining software operating systems in datacentre/telecom environment Ability to work with a large codebase: navigate the code in an efficient manner,interpret the code on the fly Experience debugging complex and multithreaded software Strong problem-solving and analytical skills Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment Ways to stand out Hands-on experience with microchip vendor SDKs (ASICs) and driver development (CPLDs,FPGAs) Understanding of the Linux kernel networking architecture Hands-on experience with I2C, SMBus/PMBus interfaces, ACPI Experience with network protocols such as BGP, OSPF, STP, MPLS, LDP Experience developing multithreaded Linux applications Experience developing Linux services (daemons) Some experience with embedded (being able to interpret a device data sheet, commonon-board hardware components interconnection principles and mechanisms) Experience with distributed systems and/or cloud computing systems Familiarity with virtualisation/containerisation technologies such as KVM/QEMU and Docker, Kubernetes The client can sponsor work permits in the UAE but the role can be located remotely in other countries#J-18808-Ljbffr