Software Engineer – Networking & Drivers (C)

An empAbout the role

Xsight Labs is building high-performance networking solutions for scale-out infrastructure. As a Software Engineer, you’ll develop and optimize low-level software in C, help bring up new hardware, and collaborate closely with senior engineers across firmware, silicon, and verification to ship production-quality code.

What you’ll do

Implement and optimize features in C for user-space and kernel-adjacent components (e.g., packet I/O paths, drivers, utilities).
Contribute to device driver development: design, debug, testing, and performance tuning.
Work hands-on in the lab on SW/HW integration, board bring-up, and end-to-end data-path validation.
Investigate complex issues using logs, packet captures, and profilers; propose and land robust fixes.
Add automated tests, improve CI signals, and write clear documentation and design notes.
Collaborate in code reviews and design discussions; learn from senior mentors and share knowledge with peers.

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Requirements:

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering
1–4 years of software development in C
Outstanding team player with strong verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of networking protocols (Ethernet/IP/TCP/UDP)
Experience with SW/HW integration (lab bring-up, measurement, debug)
Device driver design, development, debugging, and testing experience
Experience with DPDK user-space application development

Nice to have (optional)

Knowledge of RDMA technology
Solid Linux fundamentals (processes, memory, concurrency, sockets)
Scripting for tooling/automation (Python, Bash)
Familiarity with profiling and debugging tools (gdb, perf, tcpdump/Wireshark)

Required experience:

Basic Qualifications

1–4 years of software development in C
Outstanding team player with strong verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of networking protocols (Ethernet/IP/TCP/UDP)
Experience with SW/HW integration (lab bring-up, measurement, debug)
Device driver design, development, debugging, and testing experience
Experience with DPDK user-space application development

Nice to have (optional)

Knowledge of RDMA technology
Solid Linux fundamentals (processes, memory, concurrency, sockets)
Scripting for tooling/automation (Python, Bash)
Familiarity with profiling and debugging tools (gdb, perf, tcpdump/Wireshark)

Required Education::

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering