Staff Software Engineer
Calix is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their data plane team in Bengaluru to architect and implement high-end network solutions. The role involves designing IP routing, multicast, and MPLS software for carrier access switching products. Candidates must have deep experience in C, Linux kernel internals, and packet processing technologies like DPDK and VPP. This position focuses on product ownership, mentoring junior engineers, and analyzing system scalability within large-scale infrastructure.
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Experience
12+ years
Function
Engineering
Work mode
Onsite, India
Company
Tier 2
What you will work on
Calix is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their data plane team in Bengaluru to architect and implement high-end network solutions. The role involves designing IP routing, multicast, and MPLS software for carrier access switching products. Candidates must have deep experience in C, Linux kernel internals, and packet processing technologies like DPDK and VPP. This position focuses on product ownership, mentoring junior engineers, and analyzing system scalability within large-scale infrastructure.
TAL's take
Strong individual contributor role at an established networking infrastructure company with deep technical requirements.
Highly specific technical requirements for data plane software engineering with clear responsibilities.
Salaries at Calix
55.0 LPA average
Based on 1 Grapevine salary entries for Calix.
Other roles
18 - 20 years
55 LPA average
Range: 55 - 55 LPA
Must haves
- 12+ years experience in design and development of Layer 3 Data Plane
- Proven expertise in C programming for systems-level software development
- In-depth knowledge of Linux operating systems and kernel-level programming
- Hands on experience with IPV4/IPV6/multicast/EVPN/VxLAN/MPLS/SR
- Experience with Broadcom DNX/XGS or Marvell switches
- Proficiency in multi-thread/multi-process programming
Tools and skills
Nice to have: interface management, host management, loopback interfaces, high availability, state replication, embedded database, linux shared memory primitives.
About the company
Established networking and communications software provider, though not a top-tier FAANG/Unicorn tech company.
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