Description

Job Summary:

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer with strong expertise in Layer 3 networking protocols and system-level programming. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in designing and developing routing protocols, Segment Routing, and MPLS technologies, along with solid C/C++ programming skills in a Linux environment

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and enhance Layer 3 networking protocols such as IS-IS, OSPF, and BGP
• Work on Segment Routing technologies including SR-MPLS, OSPF-SR, IS-IS SR, TI-LFA, BFD, and QoS
• Contribute to development and optimization of MPLS-based solutions (LDP, RSVP, BGP LU)
• Implement and support L2/L3 services over Segment Routing/MPLS (L2VPN, L3VPN, EVPN)
• Develop features related to IPv4/IPv6, routing policies, access control lists, and route maps
• Collaborate on forwarding plane software development and integration (preferably with Broadcom SDK – Jericho+ chipset)
• Debug and troubleshoot complex networking and system-level issues
• Work in a multi-threaded Linux environment, ensuring high performance and scalability
• Use debugging and performance analysis tools like GDB, Valgrind, and GCov

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in design and development of Layer 3 networking protocols (IS-IS, OSPF, BGP)
• Strong hands-on experience in C/C++ programming and debugging
• Experience working in Linux-based systems with multi-threading
• Solid understanding of IPv4/IPv6 networking, routing policies, ACLs, and route maps
• Familiarity with networking tools for debugging and performance analysis

Preferred Skills

• Hands-on experience with Segment Routing (SR-MPLS, OSPF-SR, IS-IS SR, TI-LFA, BFD, QoS)
• Experience with MPLS protocols such as LDP, RSVP, and BGP LU
• Knowledge of L2VPN, L3VPN, and EVPN services
• Exposure to Segment Routing in IPv6 data plane.

Immediate joiner preferred if interested please connect me at zahid.h@acldigital.com

Requirements added by the job poster

• 1+ years of work experience with Linux

• 6+ years of work experience with C (Programming Language)

Key Skills

Education

Any Graduate