Linux Device Driver Engineer for HW offloading

Get to know us better

CodiLime is a software and network engineering industry expert and the first-choice service partner for top global networking hardware providers software providers and telecoms. We create proofs-of-concept help our clients build new products nurture existing ones and provide services in production environments. Our clients include both tech startups and big players in various industries and geographic locations (US Japan Israel Europe).

While no longer a startup - we have 250 people on board and have been operating since 2011 weve kept our people-oriented culture. Our values are simple:

• Act to deliver.
• Disrupt to grow.
• Team up to win.

The project and the team

We develop modern Software-defined Networking (SDNs) and network operating systems for leading networking equipment manufacturers. We work with cloud-native containerized software and services as well as with user-space and kernel-space drivers for advanced network equipment including switches routers and smart network interface cards (smartNICs).

We are looking for an engineer with a background in device drivers hardware offloading and OS programming for an innovative project aiming at offloading a firewall to a hardware device.

What else you should know:

• We often work using client-supplied hardware and tools
• Our projects may be managed by our EMs or directly by the client
• Most of our clients are based in the US so work in the afternoon may sometimes be required

Your role

As a part of the project team you will be responsible for:

• Researching and defining how to implement client requirements and ideas best
• Taking part in technical discussions with the team and the client
• Developing software primarily using C/C with occasional use of other programming languages
• Creating unit tests for your code conduct code review create documentation and taking part in other activities related to software development
• Fixing bugs efficiently and effectively and find workarounds for blockers
• Occasionally taking part in technical pre-sales meetings

Do we have a match

The candidate must meet most of the following criteria:

• Proficiency in the C/C programming language
• Good theoretical and practical knowledge of networking (L2 L3 L4 Ethernet)
• Experience in Linux device driver programming (especially network drivers)
• Experience in working with hardware preferably NIC (network interface cards) or smartNIC/IPU/DPU
• Theoretical and practical understanding of virtualization and containerization
• English at least B2 level C1/C2 preferred

Beyond the criteria above we would appreciate the nice-to-haves:

• Experience with Nvidias DPUs and/or DOCA Argus will be a great advantage
• Previous experience with the DPDK library
• Knowledge of Cilium Tetragon
• Knowledge of BPF/eBPF and/or the BPF virtual machine in the Linux kernel
• Experience with Kubernetes operators and/or Kubernetes CNIs
• Experience in working with Software Houses

More reasons to join us

• Flexible working hours and approach to work: fully remotely in the office or hybrid
• Professional growth supported by internal training sessions and a training budget
• Solid onboarding with a hands-on approach to give you an easy start
• A great atmosphere among professionals who are passionate about their work
• The ability to change the project you work on