Principal Software Engineer

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Ciena is looking for an engaging Software Engineer to join our Routing & Switching platform group in building the next generation Broadband Network Gateways and leapfrog into building 5G Wireless Wireline Convergence.

The R & S platform team is a dynamic and talented group responsible for a number of key elements in Ciena's subscriber management product portfolio.

We build our platform for high-end x86-based servers, virtual machines and containers. We work on a wide range of technologies including advanced networking concepts, high-capacity data processing with DPDK, replicating databases and load-balancers.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS*

• Architect, design and develop packet processing software for high performance and scalable network architectures.
• Experience with Linux Kernel module and device drivers, smart NICs, SR-IOV and NUMA DPDK technologies
• Develop and integrate software into the Ciena's software systems to implement and enhance functionality, reliability, and scalability of our products.
• Test, debug and verify functionality of Ciena's software systems in different configuration modes, troubleshoot and identify the root causes of product deficiencies, and develop resolutions for the deficiencies.
• Programming Languages C, C++, Golang, Python
• Experience with virtualized platforms, KVM, OpenStack, VMWare ESXi, Redhat OpenShift
• Experience with cloud-native technologies Kubernetes, Helm, micro-services, containers, etcd, MongoDB, Prometheus
• Collaborate closely with the Agile Software Team consisting of Dev / QA across regions and functional groups to design and develop Ciena routing and switching software, product user manuals, and marketing material

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