Location: Bangalore, India (candidate MUST be located at Bangalore, India to apply)
Are you passionate about the cloud and distributed systems? At Alkira, Inc., we are looking for a passionate Software Engineer with strong foundations in Algorithms, Data Structures & Software Engineering to work on Alkira’s packet forwarding engine and related components.
The ideal candidate will be passionate about working on large scale distributed systems, have a strong background in C, Golang, Python. A background in computer networks is a plus. In this role, you will work on design, development & troubleshooting of the various software components responsible for Alkira’s dataplane.
Responsibilities
- Develop robust and high quality code in C, Golang or Python as the need arises.
- Develop unit tests and for any new features that are developed.
- Collaborate with QA and Automation to identify issues and improve features.
- Understand how Alkira’s cloud networking solution is deployed and assist in periodic on call / escalation cycles.
Requirements
- Requires B.S., M.S or equivalent in EE or CS with 2-5 years of software development experience in C, Golang, Python is ideal
- Excellent C programming and debugging skills.
- Strong background in Golang and/or Python.
- Strong computer science fundamentals (algorithms, data structures, operating systems).
- Knowledge of distributed systems is a plus.
- Knowledge of version control tools like git.
- Team-player: The candidate should be able to work in teams of various sizes that may be geographically distributed.
Good to have
- Experience in computer networks and/or cloud networking.
- Experience in networking in Linux/Unix like systems & TCP/IP.
About Alkira
Alkira was founded in 2018 by Amir and Atif Khan, the visionary computer networking team that created the multi-billion-dollar SD-WAN market with the founding of Viptela. Now, we have reinvented networking for the AI era by delivering Networking Infrastructure as-a-Service, the first global unified network infrastructure with on-demand hybrid and multi-cloud connectivity, integrated network and security services, end-to-end visibility, controls and governance, all delivered as-a-service.
Click here to know more about how Alkira, Inc is reinventing networking! Also, check out other career opportunities at our careers site.

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