Software Engineer - C Programming & L2/L3 protocol

Meet the Team

Looking forward to getting an exciting start to your career? Catalyst Engineering IOS XE Platform Independent team, designs and develops high-performance system software for various Cisco Platforms which includes Enterprise Switching & Routers, Service Provider Routing Platforms. This is one of the team where we are leading the Enterprise Industry with several innovations; and we are in an exciting phase in the rapidly evolving market. The opportunities here are boundless, and we are sure you will add a character to the dynamism of this team!

Your impact

In your role as a Software Engineer, you will develop and integrate products that are deployed by some of the leading Enterprises in the world. You will work with a BU-wide vibrant technical community, learning from experts and translating this learning into exciting opportunities for personal growth. You will work on IOS XE OS that forms a crucial backbone of many Enterprise devices. You will learn about groundbreaking technologies and platforms while developing software for these equipment’s. Experience the exhilaration of taking a product through development and integration.

Minimum Qualifications

• 4 - 8 years proven experience in internetworking technologies and applications.
• Strong experience developing software in C within a multi-threaded environment, coupled with excellent problem-solving abilities and Data Structures.
• SDK Development: Design, implement, and maintain SDKs that enable seamless integration between software applications and underlying hardware or network layers
• Experience in development of Networking protocols.
• Experience with debugging techniques and tools like GDB.
• Linux-based build systems, working with Makefiles, and integrating SDKs
• Experience in any Cisco OS – XR, XE or NXOS would be a plus
• Exposure or experience in AI/ML tools and frameworks.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field (MS preferred).
• Good hands-on implementation experience with one or more of the following: High Availability, IPC, Memory management, Distributed communications Infrastructure, Serviceability, Containers, Virtualization

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