Responsibilities for this role will involve a complete life cycle of product development spanning, (but not limited to) the following:
You will be required to work with cross-functional teams to develop detailed software functional specifications, articulate system/software architecture specifications, for product features, to meet product requirements.
SW development in the areas of platform infrastructure, device drivers, kernel, chassis control, device management, link, and interface management.
You will be required to carry out detailed design and implementation, unit testing, integration of packet forwarding, related device/kernel drivers, and other related software components for products and features.
Work closely with system and solution test teams to ensure correct and complete verification of software and components, for the feature to meet real-life network deployments. You will be required to work closely with Juniper Technical Assistance Team, for providing engineering assistance in supporting critical customer escalations for customer deployments.
Requirements:
Bachelors or master’s in computer science or similar field with 12+ years’ experience in Platforms/System software development.
Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills are key.
Strong in C, C++, Embedded Systems and Linux Kernel/Driver development
Proficient in working close to hardware - device drivers, system bring-up, Linux/OS fundamentals.
Proficient in troubleshooting and debugging complex issues.
Good understanding and experience of firmware, Optics, SPI, Retimers, FPGA, CPLD, MDIO, Ethernet Interfaces (10ge - 400ge), timing protocols (SyncE, PTP, etc.), Serdes, Fabric anagement, Chassis management is preferable.
Knowledge of how system hardware works is a plus: buses, hardware queues/FIFOs, interrupts, BIOS, PCIe, I2C, etc.
Experience on bringing up new hardware and/or ASIC
Experience working on paradigms to design fault-tolerant and resilient systems will be a big plus
Excellent debugging skills and rich experience using various software, hardware, memory debugging tools
Ability to articulate technical details via good communication and documentation skills.
