Senior Staff Software Engineer - Networking, C/C++

About Marvell

Marvell’s semiconductor solutions are the essential building blocks of the data infrastructure that connects our world. Across enterprise, cloud and AI, and carrier architectures, our innovative technology is enabling new possibilities. 

At Marvell, you can affect the arc of individual lives, lift the trajectory of entire industries, and fuel the transformative potential of tomorrow. For those looking to make their mark on purposeful and enduring innovation, above and beyond fleeting trends, Marvell is a place to thrive, learn, and lead. 

Your Team, Your Impact

Marvell IPBU software team works on unified SDK that provides complete software platform for development on OCTEON processors.
Base SDK is available with generic, and customer-specific extensions such as DPDK, SPDK, VPP, and ODP.
Marvell’s OCTEON Arm 64-bit DPUs with configurable and programmable hardware accelerator blocks for datacenter networking, security, storage, 5G RAN, AI/ML solutions.
Enhanced security co-processors with PCIe/Crypto/NVMe/DPI/RAN/AI/ML capability which accelerate a comprehensive set of customer solutions
Rich I/O interfaces supporting PCIe root-complex and end point configurations thereby enabling full SOC virtualization
Innovative load-balancing and work scheduling hardware for QoS, packet ordering and synchronization

What You Can Expect

JOB DUTIES:

Architect, design and develop system software for reliable, scalable, high performing network and storage systems using C/C++.
Develop new features and enhance existing features for Data-plane/Fast-path software Toolkits by designing data structures and algorithms tailored for Marvell MIPS/ARM based CPU, coprocessors and hardware-based accelerators.
Integrate open-source/customer software with Data-plane/Fast-path Toolkits to deliver software solutions to customer products. Develop Crypto and IPsec security software (protocol and applications) optimized for Marvell Crypto/IPsec Accelerators.
Develop software and troubleshoot issues related to hardware bring-up, multi-threaded software development with virtualized hardware.
Analyze and investigate methods to enhance software performance on Marvell SoC by eliminating bottle-necks using existing hardware and simulators and suggest future hardware/software design improvements.
Work with Technical Marketing engineers (TME), product managers and cross functional hardware/software engineers to understand and solve customer issues.
Plan, schedule, estimate efforts for projects and provide technical guidance to junior engineers during execution.
Work on ARM based storage/Networking products, design and develop firmware and software for networking products

What We're Looking For

REQUIREMENTS:
 

BS / MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields and 5-10 years of related professional experience with:
- Networking, Telecom  systems.
- DPDK, VPP other dataplane protocols
- C/C++
- Linux Kernel Network/ethernet device Driver Development
- ARM based CPU's
- Crypto / IPSec Accelerators
- PCIE protocol familiarity

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Additional Compensation and Benefit Elements

With competitive compensation and great benefits, you will enjoy our workstyle within an environment of shared collaboration, transparency, and inclusivity. We’re dedicated to giving our people the tools and resources they need to succeed in doing work that matters, and to grow and develop with us. For additional information on what it’s like to work at Marvell, visit our Careers page.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

Interview Integrity 

To support fair and authentic hiring practices, candidates are not permitted to use AI tools (such as transcription apps, real-time answer generators like ChatGPT or Copilot, or automated note-taking bots) during interviews.

These tools must not be used to record, assist with, or enhance responses in any way. Our interviews are designed to evaluate your individual experience, thought process, and communication skills in real time. Use of AI tools without prior instruction from the interviewer will result in disqualification from the hiring process.

This position may require access to technology and/or software subject to U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). As such, applicants must be eligible to access export-controlled information as defined under applicable law. Marvell may be required to obtain export licensing approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce and/or the U.S. Department of State. Except for U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), all applicants may be subject to an export license review process prior to employment.

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