Network Routing & Switching Protocols Software Development- Principal Engineer

About Arrcus

Arrcus was founded to enhance business efficiency through superior network connectivity. The Arrcus Connected Edge (ACE) platform offers best-in-class networking with the most flexible consumption model at the lowest total cost of ownership. The Arrcus team comprises world-class technologists with an unparalleled record in shipping industry-leading networking products, complemented by industry thought leaders, operating executives, strategic partners, and top-tier VCs. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California.

We offer a variety of roles in software, hardware, and cloud environments. We are looking for people who are self-motivated, creative, and agile. You will work closely with the top-notch talent at Arrcus in redefining networking. Prior work experience in a venture-backed company is a big plus.

Responsibilities

• Triage and resolve internal and customer-found issues
• Write Feature Spec covering the requirements and detailed design
• Implement improvements and features individually or as part of a team
• Evaluate and integrate third-party libraries
• Peer review of Feature Spec, Code, Test Plan, and other engineering documents
• Improve performance/scale of existing features/solutions
• Help with interviews, onboarding, and mentoring of new hires
• Work with customer and product teams to understand new requirements
• Plan, schedule, track, and periodically report project status to customer delivery
• Drive engineering-wide initiatives for quality/scaling of shipping products and technologies
• Participate in the Architecture and Design of new engineering initiatives
• Intellectual Property (IP) Protection - consider filing patents for innovations involved in our products
• Industry engagements on a technical level - papers, blogs, talks, standards

Qualifications

• BS/MS/Ph.D. in Computer Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent degree
• Ability to write high-quality C/C++/Go/Python code
• 16+ years of hands-on development experience in some of the following areas:
  • Design and development of large-scale control plane protocols - BGP, OSPF, ISIS, LDP MPLS
  • Design and development of L2 technologies - STP, PVST, MSTP
  • Design and development of Control Plane Infra - TCP/IP, RIB, FIB, BFD, IPC, Interfaces, Events
  • Design and development of Overlay Technologies - L3VPN, EVPN, VxLAN
  • Segment Routing based fabric – SR-MPLS, SRv6
  • Troubleshooting large-scale deployments
  • Model-based manageability frameworks using YANG, XML, JSON

Benefits

• Bonus + Equity
• Parental leave
• 401k retirement plan
• Employee Assistance programs
• Weekly catered lunches at our San Jose office
• Monthly happy hours at our San Jose office

Pay

$200,000 to $225,000 /yr