• Application Deadline:
• Position: Software-Defined Networking Engineer


• Job Type Full Time , Remote


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience


• Location Lagos


• Job Field ICT / Computer 
  

What your day will look like

• Work with the most advanced operating systems and network application technologies available


• Collaborate with public clouds and network silicon providers


• Design and implement the best software-defined networking experience for the latest hardware platforms and software stacks


• Write high-quality, well-designed and well-documented software


• Contribute to shape innovative product strategies


• Debug issues and produce high-quality code to fix them


• Collaborate proactively with a globally distributed organisation


• Contribute to technical documentation to make it the best of its kind


• Display technical leadership internally, towards our partners, and in the open source communities


• Influence open-source projects and communities


• Shape software-define networking products for evolving data centre architectures to meet ever-increasing bandwidth, reliability, security, and interoperability demands


• Work from home, with global travel twice a year for company events of up to two weeks duration

What we are looking for in you

• An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university


• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path


• Drive and a track record of going above-and-beyond expectations


• Knowledge of networking: architecture, design, and protocols


• Deep understanding of Linux networking, from kernel to user space


• Fluency in at least one of Golang, C/C++, Rust or Python


• Professional written and spoken English


• Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)


• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability


• Passion, thoughtfulness, and self-motivation


• Excellent communication and presentation skills


• Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments


• Ability to travel twice a year, for company events up to two weeks each

Additional Skills That You Might Also Bring

• Familiarity with existing open source networking technologies - kernel (including eBPF, AF_XDP), OVS, OVN, SoNIC, DENT, Switchdev, DPDK, SPDK, 5G 3GPP, ONF stack, iwd, NetworkManager, etc.


• Familiarity with data path hardware acceleration protocols and interfaces, such as RDMA, RoCE, iWARP, NVMe, SR-IOV


• Computer architecture knowledge of x86, ARM, and RISC-V


• Experience in complex IP network engineering and implementation


• Experience with virtualization technologies, e.g., QEMU, KVM, etc.


• Previous contribution to open source projects and community involvement


• Familiarity with Kubernetes, Cloud-native Network Functions, and Container Network Interface plugins


• Performance engineering and security experience