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Responsibilities
- Lead development and optimization of a key dataplane module for SonicWall NGFW platforms.
- Design, implement, and enhance high‑performance packet‑processing paths using
DPDK/ODP/OFP
or similar frameworks.
- Diagnose and resolve complex performance, throughput,



and latency issues in the dataplane.
- Collaborate with platform, networking, security, and QA teams to deliver features and product improvements.
- Prototype and evaluate new dataplane technologies, contributing to next‑gen NGFW capabilities.
- Influence architectural decisions, scalability strategies, and long‑term technical direction for dataplane components.

Requirements
- 6+ years of experience in C/C++
systems‑level development for networking or embedded platforms.
- Robust hands‑on expertise in
DPDK, ODP, OFP
, or similar high‑performance packet‑processing frameworks.
- Solid understanding of
L3/L4
networking protocols, including
IPv4/IPv6, routing, NAT, VPN/IPsec/SS
L, and related protocols.
- Proven ability to build multi‑threaded, low‑latency, high‑throughput systems.
- Strong knowledge of OS internals, memory and concurrency models, and network stack behaviour.
- Excellent d

📌 Software Dev Staff Engineer (Pune)
🏢 SonicWall
📍 Pune