Software Engineering Technical Leader :: C/C++, Firmware & L2/L3 Networking |12-15 Years

Proficient in writing quality code in C/C++.

Experience in developing software/firmware for networking products.

Excellent knowledge of software architecture and system design.

Experience in Concurrent Programming and IPC/RPC Mechanisms

Expertise in Network Fundamentals (L2/L3): Your solid understanding of network basics will be your foundation.

Experience using Traffic generators/Analysers such as IXIA/Sniffer is a plus.

Technical leadership experience in leading high performance teams to provide technical leadership for designing and implementing quality features and solutions.

Hands on experience with Gen AI technologies (Codex, Claude etc.)

You have hands-on development experience on L2, L3 protocols.

Cisco Networking certificates such as CCNA, CCNP, CCIE are desirable.

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