Software Engineer Staff @ Juniper Networks

Technical Leadership: Work with product managers, architects, and other engineers to understand the software requirements, and define corresponding functional and design specifications. Drive technical decisions and contribute to the overall strategy.
Software Development: Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain high-quality, production-grade software, with a strong emphasis on backend systems. Write clean, efficient, and we'll-documented code.
System Design & Optimization: Design and implement micro-services for high availability, scalability, performance, and security within our SaaS platform. Identify and resolve complex performance bottlenecks and system issues.
Networking Expertise: Apply deep knowledge of networking protocols (eg, TCP/IP, HTTP/S, DNS, NAT), network security, and cloud networking concepts to build robust and secure solutions.
SaaS & Cloud Native Development: Design and implement solutions leveraging cloud platforms (eg, AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization technologies (eg, Kubernetes, Docker).
Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams including product management, QA, SRE, and Juniper technical assistance team.
Code Quality & Best Practices: Champion best practices in software development, including code reviews, testing methodologies, CI/CD, and DevOps principles.
Problem Solving: Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in a timely and effective manner, often in production environments.
Innovation & Research: Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends in networking, SaaS, and software engineering. Propose and prototype new ideas and solutions.
Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation for designs, APIs, and operational procedures.

 

Qualifications

Experience: A minimum of 10 years of professional software development experience, with a significant portion focused on backend systems and distributed applications.

Programming Languages: Proven expertise in one or more backend programming languages such as Golang (highly preferred), Java, Python, or C/C++. Demonstrable experience or a strong willingness to become proficient in Golang is essential.
Networking Fundamentals: Deep understanding of networking protocols, network architectures, network security, and common networking concepts. Familiarity with 802.1X (dot1x) authentication mechanism (RADIUS) is an added advantage.
Microservices & Orchestration: Proven experience in designing, building, and deploying scalable microservices using Docker, Kubernetes, etc
SaaS & Cloud Experience: Significant experience in building, deploying, and
operating scalable SaaS applications in a Public Cloud (AWS/GCP) environment.
Distributed Systems: Strong understanding of distributed systems principles,
including concurrency, scalability, fault tolerance, and consistency.
Databases: Experience with various database technologies, including relational (eg, PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (eg, DynamoDB, Redis) databases.
APIs & Integrations: Experience designing, building, and consuming RESTful APIs and other integration technologies like WebSocket, Kafka, etc
Security Focus: Experience with network security principles, threat modelling, and secure coding practices is an added advantage.
Problem-Solving Skills: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to tackle complex technical challenges.
Communication & Collaboration: Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to articulate complex technical ideas clearly and concisely. Proven ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
Leadership: Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership, mentor other engineers, and drive projects to successful completion.