Senior Software Engineer – Optics Driver Development

Job Overview

We are looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our Optics Driver Development team. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in C programming, Python scripting, embedded software development, and optical networking technologies.

In this role, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining optics driver software, enabling networking hardware platforms, performing board bring-up, and debugging hardware-software integration issues. You will work closely with hardware, FPGA, firmware, and system test teams to support next-generation optical transceiver technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain optics driver software for networking platforms using C.
• Perform board bring-up, hardware enablement, and platform integration activities.
• Develop and optimize Layer-1 software components for optical modules and networking hardware.
• Work with optical transceiver management standards such as SFF, CMIS, and C-CMIS.
• Debug complex issues involving embedded software, firmware, and hardware interactions.
• Develop Python-based automation scripts, diagnostics, and validation frameworks.
• Collaborate with hardware, FPGA, firmware, and system testing teams.
• Perform root cause analysis, code optimization, and software debugging.
• Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and software design activities.
• Utilize modern development tools and AI-assisted technologies to improve development and testing efficiency.

Required Skills

• Strong hands-on programming experience in C and Python.
• Experience in embedded software or networking platform software development.
• Experience with device drivers, hardware enablement, and board bring-up.
• Understanding of Layer-1 networking and optical communication technologies.
• Hands-on knowledge of optical transceiver standards such as SFF and CMIS.
• Experience debugging hardware-software integration issues.
• Good understanding of Linux-based embedded development environments.

Preferred Skills

• Experience implementing or validating C-CMIS.
• Knowledge of Cisco IOS XR architecture.
• Experience with routers, switches, Ethernet, and high-speed networking platforms.
• Experience with hardware, firmware, and FPGA integration.
• Exposure to CI/CD, test automation, and platform diagnostics.