Sr. Lead Network Driver Engineer

Axiado software team is seeking a Lead Network Driver Engineer who has worked on Linux and/or embedded systems Networking and Firewall technologies. The position is responsible for owning specific features to take such features from concept to delivery working under guidance of technical leads.

Requirements

• 6 – 12 years of overall software engineering experience with 5+ years developing Networking and Hardware based Firewall firmware solutions for Linux or any RTOS.
• Strong academic credentials with a master’s degree in CS / EE, Mathematics, or other quantitative area of study
• Experience delivering high-performance NIC drivers in Linux and firmware implementation to support multi-ring architecture.
• Strong PCIe NIC background to design optimal Rx/Tx data transfer over PCIe,
• Experience with SR-IOV / virtio based Virtualization Implementation is a big plus!
• Good experience with one or more of fast path implementations - DPDK, eBPF, XDP
• Control and Data Path implementation of Firewall using iptables including offload of Firewall functionality.
• Hands-on experience with KTLS / DTLS Design and Implementation including HW offload of TLS, IPSec HW Offload using Linux XFRM framework are desirable.
• Substantial and proven C programming knowledge
• Proven ability to work with cross-functional teams in different locations.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Experience in embedded systems, microcontrollers, FPGAs, and ARM processors
• Good understanding of Network security threats (DoS / DDoS, MIM attacks), TPM
• Familiarity with Agile Scrum and software release planning processes
• Experience working at a semiconductor company.