Senior Engineer Software Development, I

Responsibilities
The Pro Routing (PRX) team is responsible for the design, development, integration, and maintenance of enterprise-grade routing and WAN technologies across NETGEARs professional and managed networking products. The team ensures reliable, scalable, and secure routing solutions for SMB and Pro customers.
The PRX team focuses on Layer 3 networking, WAN connectivity, and traffic steering, including but not limited to:

• Design and development of routing features (IPv4/IPv6)
• Implementation and maintenance of:
• Static routing
• Policy-based routing (PBR)
• Multi-WAN, failover, and load-balancing
• Dynamic routing protocols (as applicable)
• WAN technologies:
• DHCP client/server/relay
• PPPoE
• NAT / NAPT
• Firewall interaction and routing policies
• Dual WAN
• High availability and resiliency:
• Link health monitoring
• Failover logic
• Recovery and stability tuning
• Performance and scalability optimization
• Integration with platform services, UI, and cloud management where applicable
  

Qualification

• Bachelors degree in computer science (or related field)
• 9-12 years of relevant work experience
  

Skills Required

• Strong C Programming Skills
• Embedded Linux exposure / Linux networking Stack
• Networking protocols TCP/IP, VPN, NAT, Firewall Exposure
• Netfilter / iptables / nftables
• Routing tables, policy rules, metrics

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• Traffic classification and marking
• System diagnostics and packet analysis
• Standards compliance (RFCs related to routing, DHCP, IP, ICMP)
• Linux VPNs & cryptography basics
• DNS, NAT, firewall interactions
• Debugging encrypted traffic paths
  

Company Statement/Values
At NETGEAR, we are on a mission to unleash the full potential of connectivity with intelligent solutions that delight and protect. We turn ideas into innovative networking products that connect people, power businesses, and advance the way we live.
Were a performance-driven, talented and connected team thats committed to delivering world-class products for our customers. As a company, we value our employees as the most essential building blocks of our success. And as teammates, we commit to taking our work to the Next Gear by living our values: we Dare to Transform the future, Connect and Delight our customers, Communicate Courageously with each other and collaborate to Win It Together. Youll find our values woven through our processes, present in our decisions, and celebrated throughout our culture.
We strive to attract top talent and create a great workplace where people feel engaged, inspired, challenged, proud and respected. If you are creative, forward-thinking, passionate about technology and are looking for a rewarding career to make an impact, then youve got what it takes to succeed at NETGEAR. Join our network and help us shape the future of connectivity.
NETGEAR hires based on merit. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.