Senior Staff Firmware Engineer, MS (Network Security)

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 Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for bringing up new products and features to support the growth of MS, and will have the opportunity to rework existing components and subsystems in order to support our customers' needs in terms of performance, 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. In this role, you will work across teams to craft systems that enable Meraki to tackle complex problems for its customers. With millions of people using Meraki products around the world, your work will have a significant impact from the very day your contributions are deployed.

• Excellent communication (oral and written) and presentation skills
• Fluency in C++
• Experience with testing frameworks, such as Gtest/Gmock
• Experience with an object-oriented programming paradigm
• Experience in system design and architecture
• Scripting skills in Ruby or Python
• Experience developing and troubleshooting in a Linux environment
• Understanding of OS fundamentals and experience working in both kernel and user-space
• Experience working with and writing concurrent programs
• Experience with application hosting environments and containerization (Docker, LXC)
• Experience with IPC/RPC communication mechanisms
• 7+ years experience in a production software engineering environment
• Good networking foundational knowledge (LANs, routing, switching, wireless)

• Experience developing and implementing core network protocols (TCP, IP, DNS, DHCP, ARP)
• Understanding of network security fundamentals
• Experience with NETCONF and YANG
• Experience with build systems (Yocto)
• Experience building cloud-based infrastructure and services (e.g. web applications)

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