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Principal Engineer - Optical Development

WebEx Communications India (P) Ltd.

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based on 23 Reviews

10-15 years

Bangalore / Bengaluru

1 vacancy

Principal Engineer - Optical Development

WebEx

posted 3mon ago

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Flexible timing

Key skills for the job

Flex Salesforce Python Cisco C++ Agile Coaching

Job Description

Join Our Team at the Forefront of AI Infrastructure Innovation

As AI infrastructure expands exponentially, it is essential to redesign our optical systems to address increasing challenges related to cost, power, and rack space. To support this growth, we must simplify and design cost-efficient optical solutions. Join our innovative team and experience the excitement of complete product development from design to deployment.

Our team has delivered two Pioneer (now Pinnacle) Award products at Cisco.

Who Youll Work With

Cisco Networking Engineering (CNE), formerly known as Distributed Systems Engineering (DSE), is a multi-billion-dollar business generating revenue from the Web, Service Provider Edge, Core, and Optical markets. The organization in India handles the development of high-end routers like ASR9000, NCS5500, NCS540, NCS560, NCS5700, and optical products such as NCS1010, NCS1014, NCS1004, NCS4000, and NCS2000 series. We offer exciting career opportunities for enthusiastic and experienced software professionals in India.

Responsibilities:

Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.
Architect flex-grid long-haul line systems, considering transmission characteristics of fiber and line system elements, including signal power/OSNR evolution and fiber nonlinearities.
Collaborate on the architecture, design, and validation of distributed, link-level optical line system control systems in close cooperation with software development and test teams.
Work in a co-development model with key hyperscalers to design future systems.
Work closely with the test team to validate and simplify solutions.
Create comprehensive documentation to ensure use cases are clear.
Drive the overall strategy and vision for your teams contributions to the AI infrastructure space.

Key Qualifications

Bachelor s or Master s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
10+ years of experience in software engineering with a focus on large-scale systems.
Strong programming skills in languages such as Java, Python, C++, or similar.
Proven experience in leading technical projects and teams.
Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
Experience with cloud technologies, microservices architecture, and agile methodologies is a plus.
Experience in developing control loops for hyperscalers is desirable
Hands-on experience with DWDM transmission systems, including coherent transponders, EDFAs, Raman amplifiers, and ROADMs is desirable
Experience with test-driven development is desirable.