Software Engineer (SONiC & Optical Circuit Switch Software Development)
Location: Singapore
About the Role
Our client is looking for a Software Engineer to develop and enhance software for next-generation Ethernet and Optical Circuit Switching (OCS) platforms.
You will work on SONiC-based network operating systems, helping to build scalable, high-performance networking solutions for data centre and optical networking applications.
You will collaborate closely with software, hardware, ASIC, and system engineering teams throughout the product development lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and integrate northbound interfaces using gNMI/gNOI and OpenConfig YANG models within SONiC.
- Develop and enhance SONiC Network Operating System (NOS) software for Ethernet and Optical Circuit Switching platforms.
- Design and maintain SONiC Redis database schemas and synchronization mechanisms across software components.
- Develop, containerize, and optimize SONiC services using Docker.
- Build automated testing, validation, and simulation frameworks for platform bring-up and API verification.
- Debug and optimize networking software across Linux and containerized environments.
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to deliver integrated networking solutions.
- Contribute to software quality, code reviews, documentation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Strong programming experience in C/C++ and Python .
- Experience developing software on Linux-based systems.
- Good understanding of networking concepts and network operating systems.
- Experience with one or more of the following is highly preferred: SONiC Network Operating SystemgNMI / gNOIOpenConfig YANG modelsRedis databasesDocker or containerized applicationsLinux networking and system software
- Experience developing software for Ethernet switching, network infrastructure, SDN, or optical networking is advantageous.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and debugging skills.
- Able to collaborate effectively within cross-functional and international engineering teams.
Preferred Experience
- SONiC platform development
- Network Operating Systems (NOS)
- White-box Ethernet switching
- Software-defined networking (SDN)
- Data centre networking
- Open networking technologies
- Optical networking or Optical Circuit Switching (OCS)
What You'll Gain
- Opportunity to work on next-generation networking and optical switching technologies.
- Exposure to high-performance networking software and distributed systems.
- Collaborative engineering environment working across software, hardware, and ASIC development.
Opportunity to contribute to innovative networking platforms used in modern data centre infrastructure.
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