At Juniper, we believe the network is the single greatest vehicle for knowledge, understanding, and human advancement the world has ever known.
To achieve real outcomes, we know that experience is the most important requirement for networking teams and the people they serve. Delivering an experience-first, AI-Native Network pivots on the creativity and commitment of our people. It requires a consistent and committed practice, something we call the Juniper Way.
Staff Software Engineer - Core OS / Linux kernel
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
About the Role:
We are seeking a highly skilled Staff Software Engineer with a strong background in Linux/BSD/UNIX kernel development to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in kernel programming, system architecture, and driver development, with a passion for enhancing system performance and code quality.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 5+ years of recent experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining Linux/BSD/Unix kernel code.
- Solid understanding of core kernel subsystems like device drivers, memory management, file systems, networking, debugging and tracing.
- Extensive expertise in C/C++ programming, hardware bring-up, system architecture, supporting BSP for x86 or ARM platforms, developing drivers for FPGAs, and CPLDs.
- Proficient in working with low-level kernel interfaces such as PCIe, SPI, I2C, MDIO, GPIOs, and interrupts.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent teamwork and collaboration ability.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Contributions to mainline Linux kernel or other open-source projects are a plus.
- Familiarity working with git and continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines is a plus.
- Experience in systems performance analysis and optimization using tools like perf, eBPF and tracing utilities is a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to refactor and manage complex, unstructured codebases to enhance code quality, maintainability, and scalability.
Responsibilities:
- Contribute high-quality kernel and OS infra code to support Juniper platforms.
- Measure system performance across various workloads, identify bottlenecks and implement solutions to improve performance and resiliency.
- Review code and provide feedback to other developers.
- Help improve developer workflow by ensuring best practices and improving workflow automation tools.,
- Prune and refactor spaghetti code to improve maintainability.
- Mentor platform teams and junior developers on Linux kernel development and system architecture.
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Minimum Salary: $159,200.00
Maximum Salary:$228,850.00
The pay range for this position is expected to be between $159,200.00 and $228,850.00/year; however, the base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position also includes medical benefits, 401(k) eligibility, vacation, sick time, and parental leave. Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.
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Juniper Networks challenges the inherent complexity that comes with networking and security in the multicloud era. We do this with products, solutions and services that transform the way people connect, work and live. We simplify the process of transitioning to a secure and automated multicloud environment to enable secure, AI-driven networks that connect the world. Additional information can be found at Juniper Networks (www.juniper.net) or connect with Juniper on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
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