Technical Leader, Software Engineer, MS (Switching)

Applications are accepted until further notice

Meraki Software Engineers breathe life into our cloud-managed network-attached devices, which include switches, routers, wireless access, and security cameras. We use real-time telemetry from thousands of deployed networks spanning the globe to continuously improve the performance and stability of our products. We are passionate about building real products that our customers love.

As a Technical Leader, Software Engineer, MS (Switching) you will initially focus on delivering high-quality fixes for regressions and customer issues with our products. You identify and eliminate technical debt and code smells, accelerating release of our latest features to customers. As you mature in your knowledge of our codebase, you will be responsible for improving and re-architecting existing components and subsystems, as well as developing new features to support the future growth of the product, both in terms of functionality, simplicity, scalability, and availability. Our projects are driven by technological innovation and developer creativity in addition to market demands, giving you the structure and freedom to pursue projects you are most passionate about. You'll have the opportunity to work across teams to design features and systems to solve complex problems for our customers. With millions of people using Meraki products around the world, your work will have a significant impact from the day it is deployed.

• Proficiency in C and C++. If not proficient in C++, must be proficient in another object-oriented programming language
• 5+ years experience in a production software engineering environment
• A focused, organized approach to development, testing, and quality
• Experience with TDD (test-driven development)
• A strong networking foundational knowledge (LANs, routing, switching, wireless)
• Experience developing and troubleshooting in a Linux environment
• Experience working with and writing concurrent programs
• A strong understanding of OS fundamentals and experience working in both kernel and user space
• Excellent communication and presentation skills

• Experience developing and implementing core network protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, ARP)
• Experience building cloud-based infrastructure and services (e.g. web applications)
• Scripting skills in Ruby or Python
• Understanding of network security fundamentals
• Experience working with version control, specifically Git
• Experience with Yocto

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