1. Excellent Opportunities in Bangalore and Chennai
PLATFORM/DRIVER REQUIREMENTS
Engineer – Device Driver Development
Description:
Candidate will be a member of the driver/kernel group, working on new hardware bring up and maintaining
existing code. The candidate is expected to work closely with the hardware group at various stages of a
project.
Requirements:
 Must have 2+ years of experience in embedded development
 Experience with PPC / Embedded Intel processors is desired
 Should be experienced with NetBSD and/or Linux
 Need to have solid C programming experience
 Experience working with u boot, BIOS, EFI, GRUB, GPXE
 Experience with PCI(e)/Ethernet/I2C/USB/Compact Flash/SD Flash/Optics
 Have a good knowledge of Ethernet technology – 1G/10G/40G including the MAC and PHY
 Experience working on Broadcom, Marvel, Fulcrum switch ASICs
 Experience with Broadcom (or other similar vendor’s) SDK a plus
 Must have strong trouble shooting skills, and experience with tools like ICE, Code Warrior
 MS/BE in CS/EE
Senior Engineer/Staff Engineer – Device Driver Development
Description:
Candidate will be a senior member of the driver/kernel group, working on new hardware bring up and
maintaining existing code. The candidate is expected to work closely with the hardware group at various
stages of a project.
Requirements:
 Must have 4+ years of experience in embedded development
 Experience with PPC / Embedded Intel processors is desired
 Should be experienced with NetBSD and/or Linux
 Need to have solid C programming experience
 Experience working with u boot, BIOS, EFI, GRUB, GPXE
 Experience with PCI(e)/Ethernet/I2C/USB/Compact Flash/SD Flash/Optics
 Have a good knowledge of Ethernet technology – 1G/10G/40G including the MAC and PHY
 Experience working on Broadcom, Marvel, Fulcrum switch ASICs
 Experience in bringing up new 1G/10G Ethernet switch platforms from scratch

2.  Experience with Broadcom (or other similar vendor’s) SDK
 Must have strong trouble shooting skills, and experience with tools like ICE, Code Warrior
 Good understanding of virtualization and writing para-virtualized drivers
 Experience working on fabrics and chassis based products
 Experience in understanding the driver requirements given a HW Spec, work closely with HW Team during
system specification and bring up
 MS/BE in CS/EE
Principal Engineer – Device Driver Development (2)
Description:
Candidate will lead a team of engineers in the driver/kernel group, working on new hardware bring up and
maintaining existing code. The candidate is expected to work closely with the hardware group at various
stages of a project.
Requirements:
 Must have 10+ years of experience in embedded development
 Experience with PPC / Embedded Intel processors is desired
 Should be experienced with NetBSD and/or Linux
 Need to have solid C programming experience
 Experience working with u boot, BIOS, EFI, GRUB, GPXE
 Experience with PCI(e)/Ethernet/I2C/USB/Compact Flash/SD Flash/Optics
 Have a good knowledge of Ethernet technology – 1G/10G/40G including the MAC and PHY
 Experience working on Broadcom, Marvel, Fulcrum switch ASICs
 Experience in bringing up new 1G/10G Ethernet switch platforms from scratch
 Experience with Broadcom (or other similar vendor’s) SDK
 Must have strong trouble shooting skills, and experience with tools like ICE, Code Warrior
 Good understanding of virtualization and writing para-virtualized drivers
 Experience working on fabrics and chassis based products
 Ability to quickly understand system requirements, estimate efforts required and be the technical point of
contact for the team
 Proven experience leading teams for development of new platforms, working effectively with HW team
during system specification, integration and bringup
 Willing to step in and debug hands on if needed across different areas to help the team progress
 MS/BE in CS/EE
SeniorEngineer–QOSDevelopment (1)
Description:

3. Candidate will be a member of the QOS development team in the platform group. Candidate’s
responsibilities will include development of QOS related features for Ethernet switches/routers
Requirements:
 Development experience with QOS features like WFQ, Rate Limiting, Rate Policing, DSCP, DCB,
Hierarchical scheduling
 Good understanding of the QOS features implementation in switches like Broadcom etc
 Good understanding some of the QOS algorithms like Leaky Bucket etc
 Ability to write an QOS infrastructure from scratch for a new router/switch platform
 Prior experience working with Broadcom, Marvel, Fulcrum switch ASICs
 Strong C coding skills, with emphasis on writing scalable code.
 Must have 4+ years of industry experience
 MS/BE in CS/EE
Associate Engineer – Diagnostics
Description:
Member of the Diagnostic Software Development Chennai team and will be responsible for the design and
development of Diagnostic software for the new products and bug fixing in existing products.
Skills/Expertise:
 Must have 3+ year of experience in embedded development preferably on router/switch platforms
 Experience with PPC and Embedded Intel processors is desired
 Must have experience developing diagnostics software for networking products.
 Should be experienced with NetBSD and/or Linux
 Need to have strong C/C++ programming experience
 Experience with PCIe/Ethernet/NVRAM/I2C/USB is a plus
 Experience with ASIC and FPGA programming is a plus
 Experience with framers/mappers/phy/serdes is a plus
 Should have worked with Broadcom (or other similar vendor’s) SDK
 Must have strong trouble shooting skills, and experience with ICE tools
 ME/BE/B Tech in CS/EE

4. SYSTEMS GROUP REQUIREMENTS
Principal Engineer – High Availability
Description :
Candidate will be member of software development group, primarily responsible for development of high
availability software solutions and providing technical leadership to a group of talented individuals.
Requirements:
 Must have 10+ years of experience in network software development with 4+ years on a chassis based
router/switch
 Must have prior experience of providing technical leadership to a team of 10+ people
 Must have very Strong C coding skills, with emphasis on writing scalable code.
 Must have strong debugging and trouble shooting skills
 Must have proven track record of delivering innovative design solutions
 Must have familiarity with UNIX/Linux architecture
 Must have prior experience with multi-threaded design
 Must have exposure to kernel and/or device driver programming
 Must have prior experience in system architecture and design for networking products such as routers or
switches meeting high availability and serviceability requirements
 Must have sound knowledge of TCP/IP, Ethernet networking technologies
 Prior experience with Hitless software upgrade design is desirable
 MS/BE in CS/EE
Staff Engineer – High Availability
Description :
Candidate will be member of software development group, primarily responsible for development of
software for high availability.
Requirements:
 Must have 6+ years of experience in network software development.
 Must have very Strong C coding skills, with emphasis on writing scalable code.
 Must have strong debugging and trouble shooting skills.
 Must have prior experience in high availability and serviceability design.
 Must have familiarity with UNIX/Linux architecture.
 Must have prior experience with multi-threaded design.
 Experience on chassis based product is desirable.
 Prior experience with Hitless software upgrade design is desirable.
 Must have knowledge in one of following areas – L2/L3/Multicast/MPLS protocols.

5.  MS/BE in CS/EE
Senior Engineer – High Availability
Description:
Candidate will be member of software development group, primarily responsible for development and
enhancements of BSP and drivers towards supporting high availability
Requirement:
 Must have 4+ years of experience in BSP and device driver development in UNIX/Linux
 Must have very Strong C coding skills
 Must have experience with Intel or PowerPC platforms
 Must have Experience with PCI(e)/Ethernet/I2C/USB/Compact Flash/SD Flash/Optics
 Must have a good knowledge of Ethernet technology – 1G/10G/40G including the MAC and PHY
 Prior experience working on Broadcom, Marvel, Fulcrum switches is highly desirable
 Must have strong debugging and trouble shooting skills
 Prior experience on chassis based router/switch product is desirable
 Prior experience with high availability software designs is desirable
 MS/BE in CS/EE
Engineer – High Availability
Description :
Candidate will be member of software development group, primarily responsible for development of
software for high availability.
Requirements:
 Must have 2+ years of experience in network software development.
 Must have very Strong C coding skills.
 Must have strong debugging and trouble shooting skills.
 Must have familiarity with UNIX/Linux architecture.
 Must have familiarity with multi-threaded programming.
 Experience on chassis based product is desirable.
 Prior experience in high availability designs is desirable.
 Must have knowledge in one of following areas – L2/L3/Multicast/MPLS protocols.
 MS/BE in CS/EE

6. Staff Engineer – Systems Development
Description:
Candidate will be a member of the systems software group, primarily responsible for development of
software related to managing system resources, monitoring system events, high availability and
management plane.
Requirements:
 Must have 6+ years of experience in design and development of systems software for IP routers/Ethernet
switches
 Must have strong debugging and trouble shooting skills
 Strong C coding skills, with emphasis on writing scalable code
 Must have strong skills in UNIX/Linux development
 Exposure to high availability and serviceability design is highly desirable
 Prior experience with design, development and maintenance of system software components such as
Memory management, IPC , CLI parser, XML/NetConf based configuration agents, Interface Managers etc.,
highly desirable
 Prior experience with design, development, maintenance of DNS/DHCP/LLDP/RADIUS/TACACS software
components for IP routers/Ethernet switches is desirable
 Prior experience with design and development of SNMP agents, MIBs is a plus.
 MS/BE in CS/EE
Engineer – Systems Development
Description:
Candidate will be a member of the Systems software group, primarily responsible for development of
software related to managing system resources, monitoring system events, high availability and
management plane.
Requirements:
 Must have 2+ years of experience in design and development of systems software for IP routers/Ethernet
switches
 Must have strong debugging and trouble shooting skills
 Strong C coding skills, with emphasis on writing scalable code
 Must have strong skills in UNIX/Linux development
 Prior experience with design, development and maintenance of system software components such as
Memory management, IPC , CLI parser, XML/NetConf based configuration agents, Interface Managers etc.,
highly desirable
 Prior experience with design, development, maintenance of DNS/DHCP/LLDP/RADIUS/TACACS software
components for IP routers/Ethernet switches is desirable
 Prior experience with design and development of SNMP agents, MIBs is a plus.
 MS/BE in CS/EE

7. PROTOCOLS GROUP REQUIREMENTS
Engineer – Layer 2 Software
Description:
Candidate will be a member of the Layer 2 Switching Protocols development team and will be working in the
development of switching protocols and switching infrastructure software on the Force10 Next Generation
Platform
Skills / Expertise:
 Must have 2+ years of experience in developing software for routers/switches
 Thorough understanding of Layer 2 networking technologies (IEEE 802.3 Ethernet, 802.1D bridging,
802.1Q VLAN and related technologies)
 Prior development experience with Spanning Tree Protocols (STP, MSTP, RSTP, PVST)/Link Aggregation
(LACP)/ 802.1x
 Experience with Data Center Bridging, Virtual Switching and related standards is a plus
 Experience working with Broadcom/Dune network processors is a strong plus
 Strong C coding skills, with emphasis on writing scalable code.
 Should have worked on Operating Systems such as NetBSD/Linux /Vxworks
 BE/MS in CS/EE
Staff Engineer – Layer 2 Software (1)
Description:
Candidate will be a member of the Layer 2 Switching Protocols development team and will be working in the
development of switching protocols and switching infrastructure software on the Force10 Next Generation
Platform
Skills / Expertise:
 Must have 6+ years of experience in developing software for routers/switches
 Thorough understanding of Layer 2 networking technologies (IEEE 802.3 Ethernet, 802.1D bridging,
802.1Q VLAN and related technologies)
 Prior development experience with Spanning Tree Protocols (STP, MSTP, RSTP, PVST)/Link Aggregation
(LACP)/ 802.1x
 Experience with Data Center Bridging, Virtual Switching, TRILL, SPB and related standards is a strong plus
 Experience working with Broadcom/Dune network processors is a strong plus
 Strong C coding skills, with emphasis on writing scalable code.
 Should have worked on Operating Systems such as NetBSD/Linux /Vxworks
 BE/MS in CS/EE
Staff Engineer – Service Provider L2
Description:
Candidate will be a member of the Layer 2 Switching Protocols development team and will be working in the
development of switching protocols and switching infrastructure software on the Force10 Next Generation
Platform

8. Skills / Expertise:
 Must have 6+ years of experience in developing software for routers/switches
 Thorough understanding of Layer 2 networking technologies (IEEE 802.3 Ethernet, 802.1D bridging,
802.1Q VLAN and related technologies)
 Prior experience developing Ethernet technologies for service providers such as provider bridging, OAM
 Prior experience with MPLS data path is a strong plus
 Experience working with Broadcom/Dune network processors is a strong plus
 Strong C coding skills, with emphasis on writing scalable code.
 Should have worked on Operating Systems such as NetBSD/Linux /Vxworks
 BE/MS in CS/EE
Engineer – MPLS
Description:
Candidate will be a member of the Layer 2 Switching Protocols development team and will be working in the
development of switching protocols and switching infrastructure software on the Force10 Next Generation
Platform
Skills / Expertise:
 Must have 2+ years of experience in developing software for routers/switches
 Must have thorough understanding MPLS technology and relevant standards
 Experience with MPLS signaling protocols RSVP, RSVP-TE, LDP strongly desired
 Strong C coding skills, with emphasis on writing scalable code.
 Should have worked on Operating Systems such as NetBSD/Linux /Vxworks
 BE/MS in CS/EE
Senior Engineer – MPLS
Description:
Candidate will be a member of the Layer 2 Switching Protocols development team and will be working in the
development of switching protocols and switching infrastructure software on the Force10 Next Generation
Platform
Skills / Expertise:
 Must have 4+ years of experience in developing software for routers/switches
 Must have prior development experience with MPLS signaling protocols RSVP, LDP, RSVP-TE
 Strong C coding skills, with emphasis on writing scalable code.
 Should have worked on Operating Systems such as NetBSD/Linux /Vxworks
 BE/MS in CS/EE
Staff Engineer – MPLS (1)

9. Description:
Candidate will be a member of the Layer 2 Switching Protocols development team and will be working in the
development of switching protocols and switching infrastructure software on the Force10 Next Generation
Platform
Skills / Expertise:
 Must have 6+ years of experience in developing software for routers/switches
 Must have prior development experience with MPLS signaling protocols RSVP, LDP, RSVP-TE
 Strong C coding skills, with emphasis on writing scalable code.
 Should have worked on Operating Systems such as NetBSD/Linux /Vxworks
 BE/MS in CS/EE
Engineer – Fiber Channel
Description:
Candidate will be a member of the Layer 2 Switching Protocols development team and will be working in the
development of converged Ethernet Products
Requirements :
 Must have 2+ years of experience developing software for networking/storage products
 Must have a thorough understanding storage networking architectures based on Fibre Channel technology
and protocols
 Should be well versed with various FC/FCoE standards and protocols such as FCP, FCF, FSPF, etc.
 Must have prior work experience in developing or maintaining Fibre channel protocol components
 Familiarity/experience with Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCOE) is highly desirable
 Must have strong development experience in Netbsd/Linux
 Strong coding skills in C
 BE/MS in CS/EE
Principal Engineer – Fiber Channel
Description:
Candidate will be a member of the Layer 2 Switching Protocols development team and will be working in the
development of converged Ethernet Products
Requirements :
 Must have 10+ years of experience developing software for networking/storage products
 Must have a thorough understanding storage networking architectures based on Fibre Channel technology
and protocols
 Should be well versed with various FC standards and protocols such as FCP, FCF, FSPF, etc.
 Must have prior work experience in developing or maintaining Fibre channel protocol components
 Familiarity/experience with Converged Ethernet standards, Data Center Bridging, Fibre Channel over
Ethernet (FCOE) is highly desirable

10.  Must have strong development experience in NetBSD/Linux
 Strong coding skills in C
 Must have proven experience in providing technical leadership to complex projects
 Ability to quickly understand system requirements, estimate efforts required and be the technical point of
contact for the team
 BE/MS in CS/EE
Senior Engineer – IPv6
Description:
Candidate will be a member of the protocol development team and will be working on feature enhancement
of IPv6 family of protocol s and infrastructure software on the Force10 Platforms.
Skills / Expertise:
 Must have 4+ years of experience developing software for networking products
 Must have software development experience in IPv6 family protocols
 Excellent understanding of IPv6 deployment scenarios and migration techniques.
 Strong coding skills in C with emphasis on writing scalable code
 Should have worked on Operating Systems such as NetBSD/Linux /Vxworks
 BE/MS in CS/EE
Engineer – Routing Protocols
Description:
Candidate will be a member of the Routing protocol development team and will be working on the feature
development and enhancements to BGP routing protocol components and infrastructure.
Skills / Expertise:
 Must have 2+ years of experience developing software for networking products
 Must have thorough understanding of IP routing protocols and concepts involving RIP, OSPF/IS-IS, BGP
 Prior software development or maintenance experience with RIP/OSPF/IS-IS/BGP is highly desirable
 Strong coding skills in C with emphasis on writing scalable code
 Should have worked on Operating Systems such as NetBSD/Linux /Vxworks
 BE/MS in CS/EE
Staff Engineer – Routing Protocols
Description:
Candidate will be a member of the Routing protocol development team and will be working on the feature
development and enhancements to BGP routing protocol components and infrastructure.

11. Skills / Expertise:
 Must have 6+ years of experience developing software for networking products
 Must have thorough understanding of IP routing protocols and concepts involving RIP, OSPF/IS-IS, BGP
 Must have prior software development or maintenance experience with OSPF/IS-IS
 Strong coding skills in C with emphasis on writing scalable code
 Must have strong debugging and troubleshooting skills
 Should have worked on Operating Systems such as NetBSD/Linux /Vxworks
 BE/MS in CS/EE
Senior Engineer – BGP (1)
Description:
Candidate will be a member of the Routing protocol development team and will be working on the feature
development and enhancements to BGP routing protocol components and infrastructure.
Skills / Expertise:
 Must have 4+ years of experience developing software for networking products
 Must have thorough understanding of IP routing protocols and concepts involving RIP, OSPF/IS-IS, BGP
 Prior software development or maintenance experience with BGP is highly desirable
 Strong coding skills in C with emphasis on writing scalable code
 Should have worked on Operating Systems such as NetBSD/Linux /Vxworks
 BE/MS in CS/EE
Principal Engineer – BGP
Description:
Candidate will be a member of the Routing protocol development team and will be working on the feature
development and enhancements to BGP routing protocol components and infrastructure.
Skills / Expertise:
 Must have 10+ years of experience developing software for networking products
 Must have thorough understanding of IP routing protocols and concepts involving RIP, OSPF/IS-IS, BGP
 Must have prior software development experience with BGP
 Strong coding skills in C with emphasis on writing scalable code
 Must have strong debugging and troubleshooting skills
 Should have worked on Operating Systems such as NetBSD/Linux /Vxworks
 BE/MS in CS/EE
APPLICATIONS REQUIREMENTS

12. Principal Engineer – Virtualization
Description:
Candidate will be a member of the Virtualization Applications group. The primary responsibilities would
include working on Data center/Cloud computing Network topologies and coming up with innovative
application solutions around Force10s switch/router products and implementing them. The candidate will
work closely with the architecture group and Force10s partners, to define and implement new solutions
around todays virtualized data centers.
Requirements:
 Must have 10+ years of relevant experience
 Should have a strong understanding of layer2/layer3 network architectures (Virtualized data center and
Cloud computing)
 Should be well versed with Data Center networking and topologies
 A good understanding of different hypervisors (VmWare, XEN, KVM etc.,) is a plus
 Prior software development experience with one or more network applications such as Load Balancers,
Network Address Translation (NAT), Web Cache/Proxies, DNS etc., is highly desirable
 Should have strong development experience in UNIX/NetBSD/Linux
 Strong coding skills in C/C++ is must
 Experience with scripting languages such as Perl/Python/others
 Must have proven experience in providing technical leadership to complex projects
 Ability to quickly understand system requirements, estimate efforts required and be the technical point of
contact for the team
 BS/MS in CS/EE
Sustaining Engineer – Development
Job Description
The engineer will be responsible for fixing the customer reported bugs in router/switch products. It is
expected of this person to work closely with other customer front ending organizations. The engineer should
have an excellent knowledge about the protocol implementations and in general good knowledge about the
router/switch architecture.
Areas of Responsibility
 He/she will be responsible for root cause analysis and fixing customer reported defects in switches and
routers
 Interface with Technical Assistance Center to get details required to solve the defect reported
 Participate in design discussions and product definition.
 Design and implement targeted features
 Act as a mentor and technical resource to train junior engineers.
Skill Set Requirements

13.  In-depth knowledge of networking Concepts, hands-on experience with implementation of Switching
Protocols (VLAN/LACP/STP/RSTP/MSTP), IPv4/IPv6 Routing Protocols (OSPF/BGP/ISIS), IP Multicast
Protocols (PIM/MSDP/MLD/IGMP) etc.
 Excellent C programming skills
 Knowledge of MPLS Protocols a plus.
 Knowledge of following test tools: IXIA, Spirent Test Center, Smartbits
 High Debugging skill in Free BSD, Unix or Linux environment. Good understanding about the debugging
tools in these environment.
 A good understanding about the operating system fundamentals
 Ability to widely apply networking principles, theories and field concepts in analyzing the defect reported
 High motivation and drive. Ability to work under pressure.
Educational Qualification
 Bachelor’s Degree / Master Degree in Engineering with Specialization in ECE/Computer Science
 Work Experience: 5+ years
Technology Team Openings
System Engineering Architect
If you are an architect, senior software developer with a strong networking background having worked in
carrier Ethernet switching and routing, Virtual Server Environment, vSwitch and hypervisors, data center or
enterprise backbone appliances and systems, this opportunity may be for you!
Duties and Responsibilities
 Write engineering requirements and architectural specifications for networks product line that span resilient
chassis-based switches, low latency switches suitable for data center cores and edges to top of the rack to Gbe
switches for the enterprise and data center markets
 Interact closely with experts Product Marketing and distil customer requirements into engineering
requirements which may include protocols, ASICs, HW, etc.
 Work closely with the CTO’s office, Product Marketing, software and hardware engineering to define the
product road maps
 Experience with networking technology such as Ethernet switching, IP routing protocols, and network
security in a virtualized environment with VM is a must
 Experience with SMP and MP scalability, virtualization and hypervisors, Virtual Switch, multithreading is a
must
 Ability to solve system wide problems
Skills and Specifications
 Highly motivated and focused on team accomplishments
 Able to work in a multi cultural environment

14.  Able to effectively deliver clear, concise communication (in verbal and written forms) with technical and
non-technical personnel across the enterprise
 Able to assess, evaluate new technologies and their applicability to Networks
 Able to lead by vision and example
A credible track record of performance and delivery
Technology Team Architect
If you are an architect, with strong product architecture and development background in carrier Ethernet
switching and routing, Virtual Server Environment, vSwitch and hypervisors, data center or enterprise
backbone appliances and systems, this opportunity may be for you!
Duties and Responsibilities
 Identify the key areas for new product development working closely with the PLM team, and architect the
product lines
 Work closely with others in CTO organization, to identify the components, vendors and overall architecture
of the complete product
 Work closely with the engineering and Systems team in identifying the major software and hardware design,
modifications to existing infrastructure and protocols for the new product line to ensure high levels of
scalability
 Experience with complete product architecture and development in networking technology such as Ethernet
switching, IP routing protocols, and network security in a virtualized environment with VM is a must
 Experience with SMP and MP scalability, virtualization and hypervisors, Virtual Switch, multithreading is a
must
Skills and Specifications
 Highly motivated and focused on team accomplishments
 Able to work in a multi cultural environment
 Able to effectively deliver clear, concise communication (in verbal and written forms) with technical and
non-technical personnel across the enterprise
 Able to assess, evaluate new technologies and their applicability to Networks
 Able to lead by vision and example
A credible track record of performance and deliver