Sr Staff SW Engineer

5 Months ago • 10 Years +

Software Development & Engineering

Job Description

The Senior Staff Software Engineer will be a strategic thinker and problem solver, contributing to the development of GigaSMART product lines. Responsibilities include handling customer issues, developing features, and providing support. The role involves technical problem-solving leadership, coordinating resources to meet deadlines, and collaborating with various teams. The engineer will also contribute to improving development and QA processes, and address field escalations. They should have experience with networking products, C/C++ coding, and multi-threaded systems. The engineer will also be responsible for understanding HW & SW architecture of products. This position requires strong communication and leadership skills, and the ability to thrive in a dynamic environment.

Good To Have:

Understanding of L2 and L3 protocols
Experience in TCP/IP, SSL/TLS
Experience with Network processors platforms
Experience in Proxy, Firewalls, IDS, IPS, Data protection
Ability to drive multi-geo projects
Conflict resolution skills
Excellent communication skills

Must Have:

10+ years of relevant industry experience
Expert in C/C++ coding
Experience with TCP stack development
Hands-on experience with networking protocols
Experience with multi-core systems
Experience owning customer issues
Deep understanding of product life cycle
BS in CS or EE, MS preferred

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Gigamon is seeking a self-motivated experienced Senior Staff Software Engineer for a full-time position. This position requires a strategic thinker; a problem solver who is a self-starter and self-motivated; well organized, flexible, and effective with multiple simultaneous tasks. Roles and Responsibilities include contributing to Development efforts for GigaSMART Product lines, handling Customer issues, developing features & Support.

What you’ll do:

Technical problem-solving leadership in a customer-facing role, under pressure
Coordinating resources effectively to deliver commitment on schedule. Support GigaSmart product lines as part of Release activities, to lead and deliver modular, quality oriented, and extensible SW Development & maintenance releases and customer-specific patches
Closely collaborate with peer development and QA teams, architecture, customer support, and product line management
Establish a strong relationship with the Support teams and Engineering team to manage the customer expectations and pressure
Contribute to the vision and strategy of improved development/QA processes, quality and productivity improvements
Field escalations; working with support and engineering teams, in troubleshooting and reproducing field reported escalation issues
Understand HW & SW architecture of products

What you’ve done:

10+ years of overall relevant industry experience and a track record of shipping core-networking products for the enterprise and service provider markets
Expert in C/C++ coding.
Good understanding of L2 and L3 protocols is desired
Experience in TCP stack development
Hands-on experience in networking protocols especially TCP/IP, SSL/TLS.
Experience with Network processors platforms like Cavium/EZchip/Broadcom.
Hands-on experience with multi-core, multi-process/multi-threaded systems
Experience in Proxy, Firewalls, IDS, IPS, Data protection, Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) is a plus
Experience owning customer issues, technical problems, managing constantly changing priorities while maintaining staff and team deliverables and focus
Deep understanding of full product life cycle, software development methods (both Agile and Waterfall), development/test and build environments
Ability to undertake loosely defined goals or complex problems to create order, and drive to closure.
Ability to organize, delegate, and effectively deliver to SW maintenance releases and customer[1]specific patches
Ability to drive multi-geo projects by working effectively with remote teams.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, highly dynamic environment, with a bias towards action and results.
Conflict resolution skills including the ability to bridge style differences.
Excellent interpersonal, verbal, listening, and written communication skills
Ability to mentor/coach/teach/facilitate and lead change in a highly technical/dynamic team.
BS in CS or EE, MS strongly preferred