Senior Staff Engineer, Product Software
Core
Final gatekeeper of quality for Network Operating Systems (NOS) and network features before production deployment, designing test methodologies and validating complex architectures.
Role type
Senior Staff Engineer, Network Platform Engineering
Builds
Network certification pipelines, staging topologies, and production-ready deployment playbooks for service provider and data center networks
Domain
Network Infrastructure & Software Engineering (Service Provider/DC)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
BGP (iBGP/eBGP, route policies), MPLS (LDP, RSVP, Segment Routing), VXLAN, EVPN, network automation (Python, Ansible), CI/CD pipelines, multi-vendor hardware configuration, traffic generation tools
Preferred skills
AI/ML tools for test automation, LLMs for log analysis, Docker/Kubernetes, AWS networking services, industry certifications (CCIE, JNCIE)
Technologies
Python, Ansible, PyATS, Netmiko, REST API, NETCONF, RESTCONF, Gnmi, Spirent, Keysight, Ixia, Trex, Nokia, Juniper, Cisco, Arrcus, BGP, MPLS, VXLAN, EVPN, OSPF, ISIS, SR-IOV, DPDK
Responsibilities
Design and execute comprehensive test plans for NOS releases and new features; Build and maintain large-scale staging environments replicating complex topologies; Conduct interoperability, scalability, and high-availability testing across multi-vendor environments; Collaborate with vendors to track bugs and validate hotfixes; Develop safe deployment playbooks and rollback strategies; Research emerging network technologies and evaluate vendor roadmaps
Seniority
Senior Staff, high-impact individual contributor with cross-team influence