Job description8+ years of overall software engineering experience with 7+ years developing Networking and Hardware based Firewall firmware solutions. 5+ years’ people leadership and team building experience with passion for bringing out the best in a team and helping people grow in their careers.Strong academic credentials with a master’s degree in CS / EE, Mathematics, or other quantitative area of studyExperience delivering high-performance NIC drivers in Linux and firmware implementation to support multi-ring architecture.Strong PCIe NIC background to design optimal Rx / Tx data transfer over PCIe,Experience with SR-IOV / virtio based Virtualization Implementation is a big plus!Good experience with one or more of fast path implementations - DPDK, eBPF, XDPControl and Data Path implementation of Firewall using ip tables including offload of Firewall functionality.Hands-on experience with KTLS / DTLS Design and Implementation including HW offload of TLS, IPSec HW Offload using Linux XFRM framework are desirable.Substantial and proven C and Python programming knowledgeProven ability to work with cross-functional teams in different locations.