Backed by Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia and GV.
About the role
You will own critical Forwarding Plane technologies including flow /session management, NAT, policy enforcement, secure cloud connectivity, and traffic optimization. As a hands-on technical leader, you will drive architectural decisions, develop high-performance networking software, and mentor engineering teams while helping define the future of cloud networking infrastructure. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Own the architecture, design, implementation, and long-term technical roadmap of Alkira's core Forwarding Plane platform
- Define scalable and resilient networking architectures supporting enterprise-grade cloud networking and security services
- Drive technical strategy for Forwarding Plane reliability, scalability, observability, and maintainability
- Establish engineering standards and best practices across Forwarding Plane development effort
- Design and develop high-performance packet-processing systems and networking services
More about this role
About the Role
Alkira, a Lumen company , is seeking a Principal Software Engineer, Forwarding Plane to lead the architecture, design, and evolution of our next-generation cloud networking Forwarding Plane platform. This is a highly visible technical leadership role responsible for building and scaling the core packet-processing infrastructure that powers Alkira's cloud networking and security services.
You will own critical Forwarding Plane technologies including flow /session management, NAT, policy enforcement, secure cloud connectivity, and traffic optimization. As a hands-on technical leader, you will drive architectural decisions, develop high-performance networking software, and mentor engineering teams while helping define the future of cloud networking infrastructure.
The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in systems programming, deep knowledge in VPP/DPDK and other kernel bypass technologies, cloud networking, Linux internals, and high-performance packet processing with a passion for solving complex distributed systems challenges.
What You'll Do
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