Sr. Staff Software Engineer/Embedded System Level Firmware - BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, EVPN, SDN, network virtualization
About The Position
The Connectivity Firmware Group develops embedded and system‑level firmware and software that enables Marvell’s data center connectivity platforms, with a strong focus on network monitoring, telemetry, and observability. The group delivers firmware components that support real‑time visibility into optical and electrical interconnects across AI and hyperscale data center environments, working closely with hardware, networking, and software platform teams. The team’s responsibilities span device bring‑up, configuration, telemetry streaming, diagnostics, and health monitoring for Ethernet switches, NICs, retimers, and optical modules. Engineers in the group collaborate across firmware, systems, and user‑facing software to translate low‑level connectivity data into actionable insights used for network reliability, performance analysis, and customer deployments.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technical field
- 7+ years in network or data center engineering
- Strong knowledge of leaf‑spine, Clos, and fat‑tree architectures
- Solid understanding of Ethernet switching and routing
- Working knowledge of BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, EVPN
- Familiarity with SDN and network virtualization
- 5+ years of production Python development
- Experience with Netmiko, NAPALM, Scapy, or similar libraries
- REST API development and async programming
- Familiarity with SONiC or other network operating systems
- Knowledge of telemetry protocols (gRPC, NETCONF, RESTCONF)
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Git, and CI/CD
Nice To Haves
- Certifications such as CCNP/CCIE, JNCIP, or ACE preferred
- Experience with optical modules (QSFP‑DD, OSFP) and fiber types
- Understanding of optical telemetry (CMIS, SNMP, gNMI)
- Knowledge of FEC, BER, SNR, and optical power metrics
- Hyperscale data center experience
- AI/ML cluster networking expertise
- Knowledge of PAM4, coherent optics, and DSPs
- Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
- Open‑source networking contributions
Responsibilities
- Network Architecture & Telemetry: Design network topology discovery and visualization for rack‑ and data‑center‑scale environments. Architect telemetry collection from switches, NICs, and optical modules. Correlate L1/L2 telemetry to monitor link health and diagnose failures. Support scale‑up and scale‑out AI cluster networking. Data Center Networking: Model interactions between ToR/spine switches, NICs, optics, and servers. Monitor Ethernet switching, routing behavior, and link state changes. Analyze AI/ML traffic patterns and collective communication behavior. Integrate with customer network management systems and data platforms.
- Python Development & Automation: Develop Python tools for telemetry ingestion, processing, and diagnostics. Build APIs/SDKs for topology management and link monitoring. Automate network validation, compliance checks, and diagnostics. Support streaming telemetry integrations.
- Collaboration & Integration: Work with firmware, hardware, and DevOps teams on telemetry requirements. Support customer integrations and architecture discussions.
- Technical Leadership: Lead network telemetry architecture decisions. Act as subject‑matter expert for data center networking.
Benefits
- employee stock purchase plan with a 2-year look back
- family support programs to help balance work and home life
- robust mental health resources to prioritize emotional well-being
- recognition and service awards to celebrate contributions and milestones
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
