Engineer I, Smart Switch Software Development
Department: Enterprise Engineering — Smart Switch Software Development
Employment Type: Full time
About NETGEAR
NETGEAR has been pioneering advanced networking technology since 1996, delivering innovative products that connect people to the internet, power businesses, and enable digital experiences. Our Smart Switch product line serves small-to-medium businesses and enterprises worldwide, offering advanced L2/L3 managed switching with cloud-based management through NETGEAR Insight. We are building a new engineering center in Chennai to drive the next generation of our smart switch firmware platform.
About the Role
We are looking for an Engineer I to join our Smart Switch firmware team in Chennai. This is an entry-level role designed for early-career engineers who are passionate about embedded systems and networking, and who want to grow into deep technical experts on production-grade switch firmware.




You will work alongside senior engineers on the core firmware that powers NETGEAR's smart switch product families across multiple ARM64 and MIPS hardware platforms. Your day-to-day will span low-level embedded C development, Linux kernel modules and device drivers, and the implementation of L2/L3 networking protocols that move real customer traffic in real networks.
This role is ideal for an engineer who is curious about how networks work at the packet level, comfortable reading datasheets and IEEE/IETF standards, and excited to debug problems that span hardware, kernel, and application layers. You will receive structured mentorship, clear ownership of well-scoped features, and the runway to grow toward Engineer II within 18-24 months.
As the industry shifts toward AI-augmented development, we expect every engineer on the team — including new graduates — to use AI coding agents (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot) as part of their daily workflow for code generation, debugging, learning, and accelerating ramp-up.
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📌 Engineer I, Smart Switch Software Development (Bengaluru)
🏢 NETGEAR
📍 Bengaluru