{"id":1296058,"url":"https://alion.io/job/arrcus-network-routing-switching-protocols-software-development-principal-engineer-arrcus-inc","title":"Network Routing & Switching Protocols Software Development- Principal Engineer - Arrcus Inc","company":{"id":2235682,"name":"Arrcus","domain":"arrcus.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/arrcus","size_band":"51-200","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"JazzHR","truth_index":null},"role":"Backend","role_family":"Backend","seniority":"lead","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["San Jose, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":143000,"max_usd":284000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":657},"experience_years_min":16,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Agile","optional":false},{"name":"BGP","optional":true},{"name":"C++","optional":true},{"name":"MPLS","optional":true},{"name":"OSPF","optional":true},{"name":"Python","optional":true},{"name":"TCP/IP","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-26T09:12:16Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-26","last_verified_at":"2026-09-29T15:11:24Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":5,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":5},"description":"Network Routing & Switching Protocols Software Development- Principal Engineer\nSan Jose, CA\nAbout Arrcus\nArrcus was founded to enhance business efficiency through superior network connectivity. The Arrcus Connected Edge (ACE) platform offers best-in-class networking with the most flexible consumption model at the lowest total cost of ownership. The Arrcus team comprises world-class technologists with an unparalleled record in shipping industry-leading networking products, complemented by industry thought leaders, operating executives, strategic partners, and top-tier VCs. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California.\nWe offer a variety of roles in software, hardware, and cloud environments. We are looking for people who are self-motivated, creative, and agile. You will work closely with the top-notch talent in Arrcus in redefining networking. Prior work experience in a venture-backed company is a big plus.\nResponsibilities\nTriage and resolve internal, and customer-found issues\nWrite Feature Spec covering the requirements and detailed design \nImplement improvements and features individually or as part of a team\nEvaluate, Integrate third-party libraries\nPeer review of Feature Spec, Code, Test Plan, and other engineering documents\nImprove performance/scale of existing features/solutions \nHelp with interviews, onboarding, and mentoring of new hires\nWork with customer and product teams to understand new requirements \nPlan, scheduled, tracked, and periodically reported the project status to customer delivery\nDrive engineering-wide initiatives for quality/scaling of shipping products and technologies\nParticipate in the Architecture and Design of new engineering initiatives \nIntellectual Property (IP) Protection - consider filing patents for Innovations involved in our products\nIndustry engagements on a technical level - papers, blogs, talks, standards\nEducation/QualificationsBS/MS/Ph.D. in Computer Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent degree\nAbility to write high-quality C/C++/Go/Python code \n16+ years of hands-on development experience in some of the following areas:\nExperience with design and development of large-scale control plane protocols - BGP, OSPF, ISIS, LDP MPLS\nExperience with design and development of L2 technologies - STP, PVST, MSTP\nExperience with design and development of Control Plane Infra - TCP/IP, RIB, FIB, BFD, IPC, Interfaces, Events\nExperience with design and development of Overlay Technologies - L3VPN, EVPN, VxLAN\nSegment Routing based fabric - SR-MPLS, SRv6\nTroubleshooting large-scale deployments\nModel-based manageability frameworks using YANG, XML, JSON \nBenefitsBonus + Equity\nParental leave\n401k retirement plan\nEmployee Assistance programs\nWeekly Catered lunches at our San Jose office.\nMonthly happy hours at our San Jose office.\nSalary: 200,000 to 225,000 /yrEqual Opportunity\nAt Arrcus, we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employe. Wee realize the key to creating a company with a world-class culture and employee experience comes from who we hire and creating a workplace that celebrates everyone. A strong belief in culture addition will propel us forward together.\nWith this, we consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, sex, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, HIV status, registered domestic partner status, caregiver status, marital status, veteran or military status, citizenship status or any other legally protected category. 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