Kernel & Networking Driver Lead

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NOTE: Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Meet the Team

Join the Cisco UCS organization—a dynamic group of passionate engineers driving innovation at the intersection of compute, networking, and AI. Our team is dedicated to developing scalable software solutions for next-generation, AI-optimized data centers. With deep expertise in I/O architecture, driver and kernel development, embedded systems, and networking and storage software, we tackle complex challenges with creativity and precision. Collaboration, diversity, and mutual support are the cornerstones of our culture, empowering us to build cutting-edge technologies together.

Your Impact

Crucial to the role are the capability and the will to learn, understand, implement, improve, explain, promote Cisco VIC based innovative networking technologies. Part of the job are design and development responsibilities in at least one of the following areas:

• Windows's driver for high-speed networking adapters, PCIe devices or inter-connects
• Debug and troubleshoot using windows kernel debugger tools
• ASIC based networking features, processing offloads and SmartNIC features for UCS deployments in enterprise/provider virtualized data centers, network edge, cloud and SDN
• Networking control and management plane protocols, including interactions with the UCS Manager and the Cisco Nexus Operating system.
• Knowledgeable about NDKPI (SMB-Direct (RDMA)) stack.
• Deep understanding of Windows Kernel Internals, Development and Certification environment
• Knowledgeable about PCIe (PCI Express) protocol and Kernel PCIe Subsystems.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• 8+ years of experience in C/C++ programming, with a strong background in device driver or kernel development (preferably on Windows platforms)
• Experience in debugging with WinDbg and skilled in analyzing and triaging Windows crash dumps
• Experience using tools like Tcpdump/Wireshark to analyze network traffic
• Experience with RDMA and RoCEv2 protocols

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge in GPU direct / DirectGMA / Multi-GPU preferred
• Storage protocols, such as FC / FCoE, iSCSI / SCSI, NVMeOF (RDMA / TCP) preferred

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