CareerPlan

Senior Software Engineer - DPU Programming

USAFull-time$135k–$306k2026-09-07 → 2026-11-10

Core

Architecting and leading Tier-0 platform and infrastructure teams to deliver mission-critical cloud services, container runtimes, and high-performance networking solutions at global scale.

Role type

Senior IC DPU Programming and Distributed Systems Architect

Builds

Foundational cloud services, container runtimes, distributed frameworks, and high-performance persistent storage/networking solutions

Domain

Cloud Infrastructure, Data Plane, Networking, Distributed Systems

Required skills

C/C++, Go, data structures, algorithms, system-level optimization, networking data-plane architectures, DPU-based designs, network virtualization, protocols, distributed systems architecture, leading Tier-0 platform teams

Preferred skills

Linux internals, distributed systems troubleshooting, performance tuning, P4/Pensando/AMD/DOCA/BlueField expertise, modern cloud infrastructure, publications, open-source leadership, conference speaking

Technologies

Linux, Cloud, Network, DevOps

Responsibilities

Provide technical and architectural leadership across multiple teams and projects; define and execute foundational services and platforms with global impact; guide teams through complex challenges balancing innovation, performance, and reliability; mentor and coach engineers at all levels; lead code and design reviews and operational readiness efforts; represent the team in cross-organizational initiatives and executive briefings; design, architect, and launch greenfield cloud services from concept to production; drive development of new container runtimes and distributed frameworks; advance high-performance persistent storage and networking solutions.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership