Software Engineer - Control/Routing

We are looking for a Software Engineer with Control/Routing skills. The SE will develop software for Alkira's CSX (Cloud Services Exchange). The work will involve design, development & debugging of the software responsible for the networking functions that drive Alkira's CSX.

Responsibilities

Take requirements from PLM/Sales teams and work with team members to design and implement features; Take ownership of work and follow through on reported defects; Design, build, and operate the routing control plane (Go control plane services that program, collect, and distribute routing state across the CXP fabric); Own and extend the FRR-based routing protocol stack (C), including BGP and related routing/VPN protocols, and its integration into the Alkira product; Implement routing policies and ensure correct route propagation across clouds and connectors; Own connector health and visibility monitoring; Own route visualization system for aggregation and visualization of routing state for connectors; Debug complex production routing issues across a multi-cloud fabric, including root-cause analysis at the protocol and packet level; Bring up and evolve routing on new clouds, connectors, and VNFs; Work with Solution Architects and Product to turn networking requirements into routing designs and collaborate with Data Path, Backend, and Escalations teams; Participate in the on-call rotation for routing services

Requirements

B.S. or equivalent in EE or CS, plus 2-4 years of hands-on experience in networking or routing software development (alternatively M.S. in EE or CS with 0-2 years experience); Strong programming skills in Go (primary) and C; Deep, hands-on understanding of networking fundamentals and IP routing, BGP knowledge preferred; Experience with FRR, ZebOS, or equivalent open-source routing stacks preferred; Strong Linux networking fundamentals (interfaces, namespaces, kernel routing/forwarding path) preferred; Experience designing and implementing multithreaded systems preferred; Systematic debugging and root-cause analysis skills for live routing issues; Fluency with using AI for tool development preferred; Ability to work in geographically distributed teams across the US and India; Familiarity with cloud networking across major providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) preferred; Must be currently based in the San Francisco Bay Area and authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employer-sponsored visa now or in the future; Participation in the mandatory on-call rotation for routing services

Nice to have

Deeper expertise in L2/L3VPN; Experience with VPN/remote-access technologies (OpenVPN or comparable tunneling); Experience with ZTNA / zero-trust remote access solutions; Familiarity with the data path (encryption, NAT, overlay tunnels) and how it interacts with routing