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Staff Engineer - 10366 | Network Platform Development (Broadcom)

Extreme Networks

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The role, at a glance

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This is a senior embedded systems engineering role focused on network platform development for Extreme Networks' Broadcom-based networking hardware. The position involves platform system design, Linux networking component integration, PHY driver development, and work with virtualization technologies.

Time zones
multi-site mode with other teams in different time zones

What you need

  • BE/B.Tech or ME/MTech in Electronics & Communications or Computer Science
  • 8 to 12 years work experience in platform infrastructure & embedded software device driver development in switches/routers
  • Familiar with Broadcom MACs and PHYs, Barefoot components and their SDKs
  • Familiar with Baseboard Management Controller (BMC), IPMI
  • Familiar with Ethernet ports and optics with speeds up to 400G/800G
  • Experience working with Linux networking components using ONL/ONLP, IPMI

What you will own

  • Embedded systems platform system design and development for Extreme Networks networking products
  • Integrate PHY drivers from multiple vendors and identify OS changes/upgrades necessary
  • Work on Linux networking components and platform framework with virtual machine support
  • Work in multi-site mode with teams in different time zones
  • Exposure to open-source components and industry trends in networking
Core skills
CC++PythonShell scriptingLinux networkingEmbedded systemsDevice driversPHY driversBroadcom SDKsBMC/IPMI
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  • location “Job location: hybrid,Bangalore”
  • responsibilities “Working on platform framework with systems with virtual machine support using hypervisors or having Kubernetes based docker/microservices supported”
  • 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 “Familiar with Ethernet ports and optics with speeds up to 400G/800G”
  • must_have “Experience in working with linux networking components; using ONL/ONLP, IPMI, etc is essential.”
  • must_have “Linux device driver for various devices and interfaces - FPGA/CPLD, I2C, SPI, MMC/SD, PCI, USB, SATA”
  • must_have “Good understanding of switch/router H/W and S/W arch and knowledge of networking domain.”
  • must_have “Experience in platform infrastructure & embedded software device driver development in switches/ routers.”
  • nice_to_have “Experience in VMs and Dockers with microservices architecture would help.”
  • timezone_requirements “multi-site mode along with other teams in different time zones”
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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 8  to 12 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.