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Senior principal role with niche DPDK/kernel expertise reduces applicant competition.
High because deep embedded/kernel and network-security expertise limits cross-industry transferability.
High due to explicit 15+ years requirement and mandatory deep kernel/DPDK/embedded firmware skills.
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Lead architecture and evolution of next-generation firewall OS including data-plane packet processing and kernel interfaces across hardware and virtual platforms.
Optimize data-plane performance focusing on throughput, connection rates, and DPI-SSL concurrency using DPDK/ODP in multi-core, multi-queue environments.
Serve as senior escalation point for crash diagnostics, security hardening, and delivering firmware hotfixes while mentoring team on debugging and performance analysis.
15+ years in systems/embedded software engineering with 5+ years in principal/staff-level technical leadership role.
B.Tech/B.E. or M.Tech/M.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
Expert-level C systems programming in large embedded codebases with experience in POSIX threading and memory management.
Proven experience with DPDK or ODP, debugging tools (GDB, ASan, eBPF), secure boot, TCP/IP, IPSec, and firewall internals.
Experienced systems thinker bridging hardware, kernel, data plane, and application layers for complex embedded network security products.
Hands-on technical leader actively involved in coding, design review, and production crash debugging.
Security-minded engineer focused on proactive vulnerability triage and cross-functional communication with PM, QA, and field teams.