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Principal Engineer - 10365 | Network Switch Platform Development (Broadcom)

Extreme Networks

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The role, at a glance

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Extreme Networks is seeking a Principal Engineer with 12–20 years of experience in embedded systems and platform development for network switches. The role involves integrating multi-vendor PHY drivers, Linux networking components, and open-source frameworks supporting Docker and Kubernetes. It is a hybrid position based in Bangalore, operating in a multi-site, cross-timezone collaboration model.

Time zones
Different time zones

What you need

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics & Communications or Computer Science
  • 12-20 years of experience in switch/router hardware and software architecture
  • Experience in embedded software and device driver development for switches/routers
  • Knowledge of networking domain and platform infrastructure
  • Familiarity with Broadcom MACs, PHYs, and Barefoot components/SDKs
  • Experience with Linux networking components and ONL/ONLP/IPMI

What you will own

  • Perform platform system design and development for new-generation networking products
  • Integrate PHY drivers from multiple vendors and identify/integrate necessary OS changes and upgrades
  • Work on Linux networking components and open-source components within the platform framework
  • Develop and support systems with virtual machine support, hypervisors, and Kubernetes-based Docker/microservices
  • Collaborate in a multi-site environment with teams in different time zones
Core skills
Embedded SystemsLinux NetworkingDevice Driver DevelopmentBroadcom & Barefoot SDKsC/C++Python & ShellGit & JenkinsNetwork Hardware/Software Architecture
Internal freshness window ends Oct 21, 2026
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  • salary “Not provided”
  • location “hybrid, Bangalore”
  • must_have “Work experience of 12 to 20 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 Bare”
embedded systemslinux networkingdevice driver developmentbroadcom & barefoot sdks
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 12  to 20 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.