Networking Operating System Firmware Engineer
Location
San Francisco, CA
Level
Senior-Level
Department
Consumer Electronics
Type
Salary
$266,000 - $445,000
Job Description
Posted on:
2026-04-05
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain custom SONiC NOS images for AI fabrics.
- Integrate and configure Linux kernel components and switch ASIC SDKs.
- Bring up new switch platforms including thermal control and power monitoring.
- Extend SONiC services for routing and telemetry.
- Validate ASIC configurations and performance baselines with hardware teams.
- Debug issues across kernel, platform drivers, and network topology.
- Develop CI/build pipelines for NOS builds and support factory bring-up.
Job Requirements
- Proven experience with SONiC or comparable NOS stacks.
- Strong background in Linux kernel and network device drivers.
- Experience with Broadcom/Marvell/NVIDIA/Intel ASIC SDKs.
- Proficiency in C, C++, and Python; familiarity with Rust/Go is a plus.
- Understanding of L2/L3 forwarding and network performance tuning.
- Hands-on experience with hardware platform bring-up.
- Ability to lead teams and deliver projects end to end.
