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Principal Engineer - Routing Protocol Development

Calix

Calix

United States · Remote · Canada · Remote
USD 159k-310,500 / year
Posted on Mar 25, 2025
Calix provides the cloud, software platforms, systems and services required for communications service providers to simplify their businesses, excite their subscribers and grow their value.
Responsibilities and Duties:
  • Work with cross-functional teams to architect solutions for Access and Edge networks using Layer 3 technologies to enable service and workflow automation, achieve operational efficiency, and enable multi-tenancy.
  • Analyze Product Requirements, Customer use-cases to achieve massive scalability, superior resiliency and integrated solutions across Calix cloud, Access, and Edge network elements.
  • Innovative solutions to simplify access networks, collapse network layers and hierarchy while integrating Layer 3 unicast and multicast routing, MPLS, Segment/Policy based routing and Virtualization technologies onto Calix platforms.
  • Integrate and port commercial protocol Stacks onto embedded Access OS.
  • Design/implement Abstraction layer code to integrate merchant silicon (and SDKs) to provide seamless ControlPlane solutions which can be leveraged across different products.
  • Write detailed Design specs, conduct design reviews, coding, unit-test in Agile development environment.
  • Participate in Design reviews, Architecture discussions, Implementation, Unit-testing, and Maintenance.
  • Work with multi-site Development/Architecture team to implement the above.
Qualifications:
  • Must have 15+ years of experience in design and development of Routing protocols (IS-IS, OSPF, BGP), IP Multicast protocols (PIM, IGMP).
  • Hands-on development experience with one or more MPLS protocols (L2VPN, L3VPN, MPLS, LDP, TE).
  • Proficient with Segment Routing (SR-MPLS, TI-LFA, EVPN) and well-versed with SR use-cases.
  • Must be well versed with ipv4/ipv6 IP protocols, Access Lists, Route maps and Policies.
  • Must have hands-on development experience with Embedded Networking/Telecom products.
  • Very Strong C/C++, Python coding and Debugging skills.
  • Thrives in an environment with loosely defined goals, iterates quickly, bringing focus and path forward.
  • Development experience in multi-core/multi-threaded environment on Linux.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • BE/BTech/MTech in CS/IS/EE or equivalent.

Location:

  • Remote-based position located in the United States or Canada.

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Compensation will vary based on geographical location (see below) within the United States. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's location of residence and multiple factors, including job-related skills, experience, and education.

For more information on our benefits click here.

There are different ranges applied to specific locations. The average base pay range (or OTE range for sales) in the U.S. for the position is listed below.

San Francisco Bay Area Only:

182,900.00 - 310,500.00 USD Annual

All Other Locations:

159,000.00 - 270,000.00 USD Annual