Kernel Software Engineer-4+yrs-Kernel Level Programming, Security & Networking protocols development - Meraki

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  • Location:
    Bangalore, India
  • Area of Interest
    Engineer - Software
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    Cloud and Data Center, Software Development
  • Job Id
    1419258

As the leader in cloud-managed IT, Cisco Meraki connects passionate people to their mission by simplifying the digital workplace. Our impact is driven by the innovative, purposeful, and vibrant people who make up our inclusive community. When technology is intuitive, our customers can focus on what matters. 


Our employees fuel the magic of the Meraki community. They have fostered an environment that empowers Merakians to challenge limits, embrace risks, and assist our customers in pursuing their missions. 

 

Our guiding principles are rooted in our four core values: 'care deeply,' 'everybody in,' 'simplify everything,' and 'be brave.' These pillars have propelled us to the forefront of cloud-managed IT leadership and have played a pivotal role in shaping a more inclusive future for all.

At Cisco Meraki Wireless, we simplify and secure wireless enterprise connectivity across the world. We are the market leader, and we serve a wide range of customers which includes office building for largest companies in the world, hospitals, universities, schools, factories, mines, hotels, retail shops, stadiums, and large public venues.

Our wireless access point software team builds a wide range of Wi-Fi access points including the latest Wi-Fi 7 APs (Access Points). Our software team covers platform bring up for everything from boot loaders to web servers on prototype hardware, kernel, driver integration, Wi-Fi features, wireless security, BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) radio, and other sophisticated functions integrated into our product.

In this team, you will get exposed to software for most advanced technologies for wireless infrastructure devices. Same team will also automate and qualify these platforms. Your contributions as part of this team will have direct impact into connectivity experience for critically important applications across the world.

What You'll Do

You are deeply motivated and skilled Software developer and expected to deliver and lead through others, as well as personally working to reach innovative solutions to business problems. You will work closely with other team members and cross functional teams to design a solution, implement it, and take it through qualification all the way to customer shipment and support. You are excited to be the one responsible for power-on and bringing life to the most advanced networking system in the world.

Responsibilities:

In this role, you will have the opportunity to work across teams to craft systems that tackle complex problems for our customers.

You will focus on upgrading/maintaining compilers, upgrading Linux kernel and open-source packages, improving debuggability, eliminating technical debt, and supporting developers on build/infrastructure needs. All of these are key to accelerating the release of new products and platforms to customers.

You will be responsible for improving and re-architecting existing components and subsystems, bringing up new boards/products and features to support the growth of access point, in terms of functionality, simplicity, scalability, and availability.

Our projects are driven by technological innovation and developer creativity in addition to market demands, giving you the structure and freedom to pursue projects you are most passionate about.

Requirements:

  • 4+ years of Kernel-level programming experience in the areas of networking, security, and memory.
  • Strong knowledge of TCP/IP (v4, v6) networks and related protocols
  • Strong competence and experience in Layer 2, Layer 3 networking, QoS, Network and/or application security expertise (L2/L3 firewall, DPI, IDS, IPS)
  • Expertise in developing/debugging Linux kernel and user space code
  • Linux kernel networking stack knowledge (Netdevice, SKB, softirq )
  • Linux network device driver/data-path performance expertise
  • Experience with build systems (Yocto, OpenWRT) and Gnu Makefiles
  • Experience with bring up and system boot process using systemd
  • Expertise in Linux shell scripting

Bonus points:

  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills. This role requires the ability to work across departments and with other teams
  • Prior security experience, particularly in exploit and vulnerability analysis.
  • Prior experience working with low-level code, such as OS kernel, firmware or device drivers.
  • Knowledge of low-level operating system internals (including kernel internals), components, APIs, and design.
  • Understanding multi-threaded concurrent systems development in any of our supported platforms, with an interest to grow skills in all of them.
  • Experience in 802.11 Wi-Fi systems, standards, and protocols.
  • Experience with Wi-Fi protocols such as 802.11k, 802.11v, 802.11r
  • SELinux policy development experience.
  • Automation experience with Python

At Cisco Meraki, we’re challenging the status quo with the power of diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. When we connect different perspectives, we can imagine new possibilities, inspire innovation, and release the full potential of our people. We’re building an employee experience that includes appreciation, belonging, growth, and purpose for everyone.

Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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