Data Path Engineer
- Full-time
We are looking for
a candidate to work as part of our team in a hands-on development role. The candidate will have the opportunity to develop highly optimized and secure networking software for use across Ribbon’s portfolio. The Ribbon Data Plane Team operates in a fast-paced environment and the candidate must be a proven self-starter who is eager to contribute to team initiatives. The candidate also must be comfortable working closely with teams distributed among Ribbon’s global engineering locations.
Responsibilities:
· Research technical information and design and create software for Ribbon’s next generation of networking products.
· Write software for data plane acceleration technologies such as network processors for use on turn-key or custom hardware platforms.
· Investigate and debug customer issues reported on Ribbon’s installed base of products.
· Work with system-test team to use in-house and third-party test tools to verify functionality and to measure the performance of networking products.
Qualifications:
· Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a similar field. Master’s degree preferred.
· Five or more years of professional experience working in computer networking or communications.
· Strong foundation in C with background in embedded programming:
o Other system languages such as C++, Go a plus.
· Experience with one or more of the following:
o Software-based fast path using Intel DPDK or VPP
o Familiarity with tunneling technologies such a tap devices, split tunnelling , IP-in-IP
o Hardware offloads utilizing network processors and SmartNICs
o Container Networking Interfaces in K8s, such as SR-IOV CNI and Multus CNI
o Other target architectures such as eBPF are a plus.
· Exposure to Linux networking, kernel internals, containerization concepts.
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
The anticipated base pay range for this full-time position in all geographic locations is $110,000.00 - $150,000.00 annually. Actual compensation within the range will be determined based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to the candidate’s experience, skills and education. The compensation package also includes eligibility for an incentive plan and comprehensive benefits, subject to applicable requirements.