Software Dev Engineer - C, Linux & Networking (3-5 Years)
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Design and develop new software features for SonicWall firewall products, deliver high-quality features on time, troubleshoot customer issues, maintain existing software, and collaborate with globally distributed engineering teams.
About this role
SonicWall is a cybersecurity forerunner with more than 30 years of expertise and is recognized as a leading partner-first company, ensuring our partners and their customers are never alone in the fight against cybercrime. With the ability to build, scale and manage security across the cloud, hybrid and traditional environments in real-time, SonicWall provides relentless security against the most evasive cyberattacks across endless exposure points for increasingly remote, mobile and cloud-enabled users. With its own threat research center, SonicWall can quickly and economically provide purpose-built security solutions to enable any organization—enterprise, government agencies and SMBs—around the world. For more information, visit www.sonicwall.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.
Responsibilities:
- Design and develop new software features on SonicWall firewall product-line.
- Able to deliver features on time, with the highest level of quality, in the best interest of the customer.
- Facilitate problem diagnosis and prompt resolution for issues reported by customers.
- Maintain existing software features by implementing enhancements and fixing bugs.
- Write functional and design specifications, and work with technical publications team for documentation needs.
- Collaborate with other engineers on code reviews, test case reviews, and process enhancements.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Ability to work with different groups, teams and projects.
Requirements:
- Master’s degree in computer science or engineering or related field or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering or related field with a minimum of 3-4 years of software development experience.
- Proficiency in C is a must with 3+ years of experience.
- Hands on experience with Firewalls, SD-WAN, Routing technologies, VPNs, High Availability is a strong plus.
- Hands on experience and knowledge of Networking protocols and functioning of TCP/IP stack.
- Good experience with Linux operating systems and multi-threading. Experience in embedded system development is a plus.
- Creative thinking and problem-solving skills. Ability to quickly troubleshoot and resolve issues.
- Self-motivated and strong collaborative team player with ability to work well with globally distributed team members.
Preferences:
- Comfortable multi-tasking in a fast-paced, agile team environment.
- Hands-On experience with GDB is a big plus
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SonicWall is an equal opportunity employer.
We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
At SonicWall, we pride ourselves on recruiting a diverse mix of talented people and providing active security solutions in 100+ countries.
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