Senior Network Systems Developer (C Rust OpenFlow)

Ann Arbor, MI - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 22 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Full-time

Description

We are seeking a highly skilled network systems developer to help build next-generation software-defined networking technology used in industrial and operational technology (OT) environments.

This role involves developing low-level network control software interacting directly with switches controllers and packet processing frameworks.

Responsibilities

Design and implement SDN control and data-plane software
Develop high-performance networking services in C and Rust
Implement and extend OpenFlow-based control systems
Build software that interacts with switch ASICs flow tables and packet pipelines
Develop packet inspection and protocol analysis capabilities
Optimize network performance latency and deterministic behavior
Work closely with cybersecurity and OT networking teams to implement deterministic network policy enforcement

Requirements

Required Skills

Strong development experience in C and/or Rust
Deep knowledge of network protocols and packet processing
Experience with OpenFlow or SDN controller architectures
Experience with switch-level networking or programmable pipelines
Understanding of TCP/IP L2/L3 switching VLANs routing and flow control
Familiarity with Linux or BSD networking stacks
Experience debugging packet flows using tools such as tcpdump Wireshark or similar

Preferred Experience

Development involving programmable switches (P4 eBPF DPDK or similar frameworks)
Experience with industrial networking or OT environments
Knowledge of deterministic networking time-sensitive networking (TSN) or PTP
Experience building SDN controllers or network policy engines
Familiarity with cybersecurity controls for industrial networks

Ideal Candidate

You enjoy working close to the network stack and solving problems involving packet behavior deterministic control and switch-level logic. This role is ideal for engineers who like building systems where software directly controls how networks behave.

Company is based in Ann Arbor MI position can be local or -Based.

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