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Senior Engineer - 10367 | Network Platform Development (Broadcom)

Extreme Networks

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This is a hybrid position based in Bangalore for a Senior Engineer in Network Platform Development at Extreme Networks (Broadcom). The role requires 4 to 7 years of experience in embedded software and platform infrastructure for networking switches and routers, focusing on Linux device drivers and hardware integration. Candidates must be proficient in C/C++, familiar with Broadcom/Barefoot components, and experienced in debugging and networking protocols.

Remote scope
Hybrid in Bangalore

What you need

  • BE/B.Tech or ME/MTech preferably in the field of Electronics & communications or Computer Science
  • 4 to 7 years work experience in platform infrastructure & embedded software device driver development in switches/routers
  • Familiar with Broadcom MACs and PHYs and Barefoot components and their SDKs
  • Familiar with Baseboard management Controller (BMC), IPMI
  • Experience in working with Linux networking components; using ONL/ONLP, IPMI
  • Experience working with Linux device drivers for various devices and interfaces including FPGA/CPLD, I2C, SPI, MMC/SD, PCI, USB, SATA; familiarity with DMA and interrupts in Linux is required

What you will own

  • Perform platform system design and development for new generation networking products using embedded systems expertise
  • Integrate PHY drivers from multiple vendors and identify/integrate OS changes/upgrades
  • Work on Linux networking components and platform framework supporting hypervisors or Kubernetes-based Docker/microservices
Core skills
Linux Kernel DevelopmentEmbedded SystemsDevice Driver DevelopmentNetworking HardwareC ProgrammingC++Barefoot SDKsBMC/IPMIPythonShell Scripting
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  • salary “Not provided”
  • location “Job location: hybrid,Bangalore”
  • remote_scope “Job location: hybrid,Bangalore”
  • must_have “BE/B.Tech or ME/MTech preferably in the field of Electronics & communications or Computer Science.”
  • must_have “Work experience of 4 to 7 years in the following areas:”
  • must_have “Experience in platform infrastructure & embedded software device driver development in switches/ routers.”
  • must_have “Familiar with – Broadcom MACs and PHYs and Barefoot components and their SDKs”
  • must_have “Familiar with Baseboard management Controller(BMC), IPMI.”
  • must_have “Experience in working with linux networking components; using ONL/ONLP, IPMI, etc is essential.”
  • must_have “Worked on Linux device driver for various devices and interfaces - FPGA/CPLD, I2C, SPI, MMC/SD, PCI, USB, SATA and be familiar with DMA and interrupts in Linux”
  • must_have “Debugging skills - using GDB, Kernel and drivers level debugging and application level debugging.”
  • must_have “Programming in C, C++ and scripting language (shell script and python).”
linux kernel developmentembedded systemsdevice driver developmentnetworking hardware
Role brief

Job Description:  

 

Roles and Responsibilities:  We are looking for an embedded systems expert doing platform system design and development with essential knowledge of the underlying hardware on any of the new generation networking products of Extreme Networks.  This would involve integrating PHY drivers from multiple vendors, identifying and integrating OS changes/upgrades necessary and working on Linux networking components as well. Work can also be in platform framework with systems with virtual machine support using hypervisors or having Kubernetes based docker/microservices supported. This would also provide exposure to working on open-source components. So, this role requires to have a knowledge of the industry trends. As an individual contributor, one should be a team player and should work in a multi-site mode along with other teams in different time zones as well.

 

The skill-set required:

 

  • BE/B.Tech or ME/MTech preferably in the field of Electronics & communications or Computer Science.
  • Work experience of 4  to 7 years in the following areas:
  • Good understanding of switch/router H/W and S/W arch and knowledge of networking domain.
  • Experience in platform infrastructure & embedded software device driver development in switches/ routers.
  • Familiar with – Broadcom MACs and PHYs and Barefoot components and their SDKs
  • Familiar with Baseboard management Controller(BMC), IPMI.
  • Familiar with Ethernet ports and optics with speeds up to 400G/800G, breakout capabilities, auto-negotiation, FEC. 
  • Experience in working with linux networking components; using ONL/ONLP, IPMI, etc is essential.
  • Worked on Linux device driver for various devices and interfaces - FPGA/CPLD, I2C, SPI, MMC/SD, PCI, USB, SATA and be familiar with DMA and interrupts in Linux
  • Linux build infra and tools including exposure to Linux embedded boot environment - uboot, ONIE, UEFI/BIOS would be helpful.
  • Debugging skills - using GDB, Kernel and drivers level debugging and application level debugging.
  • Experience in VMs and Dockers with microservices architecture would help.
  • Programming in C, C++ and scripting language (shell script and python).
  • Source version control tool and environment - GIT and Jenkins.