Principal Software Engineer
Baltimore, MD 
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Posted 12 days ago
Job Description

Ciena is committed to our people-first philosophy. Our teams enjoy a culture focused on prioritizing a personalized and flexible work environment that empowers an individual's passions, growth, wellbeing and belonging. We're a technology company that leads with our humanity-driving our business priorities alongside meaningful social, community, and societal impact.

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Ciena is looking for an engaging Software Engineer to join our Routing & Switching platform group in building the next generation Broadband Network Gateways and leapfrog into building 5G Wireless Wireline Convergence. The R & S platform team is a dynamic and talented group responsible for a number of key elements in Ciena's subscriber management product portfolio. We build our platform for high-end x86-based servers, virtual machines and containers. We work on a wide range of technologies including advanced networking concepts, high-capacity data processing with DPDK, replicating databases and load-balancers.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS*

* Architect, design and develop packet processing software for high performance and scalable network architectures.

* Experience with Linux Kernel moduleand device drivers, smart NICs, SR-IOV and NUMA DPDK technologies

* Develop and integrate software into the Ciena's software systems to implement and enhance functionality, reliability, and scalability of our products.

* Test, debug and verify functionality of Ciena's software systems in different configuration modes, troubleshoot and identify the root causes of product deficiencies, and develop resolutions for the deficiencies.

* Programming Languages -C, C++, Golang, Python

* Experience with virtualized platforms, KVM, OpenStack, VMWare ESXi, Redhat OpenShift

* Experience with cloud-native technologies- Kubernetes, Helm, micro-services, containers, etcd, MongoDB, Prometheus

* Collaborate closely with the Agile Software Team consisting of Dev/QA across regions and functional groups to design and develop Ciena routing and switching software, product user manuals, and marketing material

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At Ciena, we are committed to building and fostering an environment in which our employees feel respected, valued, and heard. Ciena values the diversity of its workforce and respects its employees as individuals. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination.
Ciena is anEqual Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
If contacted in relation to a job opportunity, please advise Ciena of any accommodation measures you may require.

If you would enjoy working in a dynamic environment and are looking for an opportunity to become part of a stellar team of professionals, we invite you to apply online today. We are an equal opportunity employer.

Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, color or any other protected class.

 

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As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
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