You will participate on a project team of engineers involved in the Automation and Test of FPGA software for our next generation data center switch Nexus product family, with emphasis in the Ultra-Low Latency(ULL)forwarding layer 1-3 services and HPT solutions.
Contribute to the development of a major SW release, including test scoping, planning, execution, test automation, coordinating with other departments
Work also involves providing constant feedback to hardware and software teams for improvements.
Collaborate with cross functional teams which includes Hardware / ASIC / Marketing / Development groups to take developed products to market.
Interact and Innovate with close collaboration with Distinguished and Principal engineers with focus on Scale, Performance and Reliability
Design test strategy and test plan for a feature with customer deployment in focus
Demonstrate a high degree of originality and innovation in defining solutions
Significantly influences the feature, functionality to meet customer deployment.
Develop optimum test plan for the feature, in conjunction with existing features and automation
100% Automation (Python) should be a key focus as part of software development
Champion new, improved design methodologies.
Participate in Cisco s Patent Program.
Who You Are.
We are looking for talented and passionate Software Engineers to join the team and contribute to crafting advanced Ethernet Switching solutions.
Strong working knowledge of Networking Technologies like L2/L3/ VXLAN/ACL/QOS
Very strong Automation experience in Python and other programming languages.
Proven understanding of Operating Systems and Distributed Systems
Hands on Experience in Switch/Router Software testing and automation.
Prior experience in testing FPGA based switch/ Merchant ASICs is a strong Plus
Proven track record in debugging and analyzing complex customer deployments and understand technical issues
Very Good communication skills and excel in a team environment.
Ability to work in cross-functional teams as well as providing technical leadership when required.
Familiarity with Unix/Linux
Have experience in managing customer expectation, customer topology
Creative problem solving skills and excellent troubleshooting/debugging skills
Be able to scope the feature, come up with functional and system test plan focused on feature verification, internal s/w, h/w table verification
Experience with Nexus OS is a plus
Typically requires Masters/B.E/B.Tech ECE/CS with 8+ years related experience in networking software development.