Principal Software Engineer (Network SDK):

Piper Companies is seeking a Principal Software Engineer (Network SDK) to support low-level software development for networking and ASIC-based technologies. This role involves developing and optimizing SDKs for networking platforms, writing low-level APIs, and collaborating with hardware teams to ensure integration and performance tuning.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and optimize SDKs for networking and ASIC platforms
• Write low‑level APIs that interface directly with hardware
• Work with networking data structures such as LPM tries, ACL tables, and hashing
• Program and configure tables and packet-processing pipelines
• Collaborate with hardware and systems teams to ensure seamless integration
• Debug and tune performance issues across software‑hardware boundaries

Requirements:

• Several years of hands-on networking experience, able to contribute immediately
• Experience with switching, routing, NICs, or mixed networking ASIC environments
• Strong background in networking data structures and table programming
• Deep experience with low‑level hardware interaction and SDK development
• Solid understanding of networking semantics and packet processing pipelines
• Proven ability to write low-level APIs that communicate with hardware