Senior Staff Engineer - Platform

Role Overview:

The ideal candidate is a senior staff engineer who can drive architecture, design, prototyping, and execution - working closely with product management, platform team and SSL team.

Key Responsibilities:

- Develop enhancements for ADC and GSLB platforms, including ADC, GSLB, DNS, L4/L7, and TCP/UDP.

- Drive system-wide architecture: data plane, control plane, configuration, and distributed state management.

- Create guidance on performance optimization, benchmarking, and scaling for global multi-node deployments.

- Ensure high standards for reliability, security, observability, and cloud-native deployment models.

Required Qualifications:

- Advanced degree in Computer Science, Networking, or related field (MS/PhD preferred).

- Deep knowledge of L4 - L7 protocols (TCP/TLS/HTTP/2/3, QUIC), load balancing algorithms and GSLB strategies (DNS-based, HTTP redirect, anycast).

- Strong programming skills in C/C++ (data plane), Go/Python, and performance profiling (perf, eBPF, flamegraphs, VTune/nvprof).

- Strong architectural and design skills; able to lead complex technical initiatives end-to-end.

- Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive consensus.

Troubleshoot application delivery issues using:

- Packet captures, Logs analysis, CLI troubleshooting, and Network monitoring tools.

Manage network security devices including:

- Next Generation Firewalls, VPN solutions, WAF policies, and Security access controls.

- Configure and troubleshoot firewall policies, NAT rules, VPN tunnels, and security policies.

- Perform security hardening, vulnerability remediation, and compliance activities.

- Collaborate with application, server, cloud, and security teams for service onboarding.

Skills

IP Networking, ADC/DAC, Data Plane, Firewall, Network Protocols, Monitoring Tools, WAF