Engineer III, Smart Switch Software Development

The role

You will develop and maintain embedded Linux firmware for smart switch product families. This includes working on user-space applications, cloud integration agents, configuration management, and web-based management interfaces.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain user-space daemons and services.
• Work on the Insight cloud agent subsystem including REST API handlers and device-to-cloud communication.
• Enhance and maintain the Cisco IOS-style CLI framework and configuration database engine.
• Develop and maintain the web-based management interface using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Implement and maintain SNMP MIB support.
• Write test cases and perform firmware validation on physical switch hardware.
• Debug issues using serial console, SSH debug shell, packet captures, and log analysis.
• Collaborate with engineering teams across time zones through code reviews and sprint planning.
• Use AI coding agents as part of daily workflow to accelerate coding, debugging, and documentation.

Required qualifications

• B.Tech/B.E. or M.Tech/M.E. in Computer Science, Electronics, or a related field
• 4–7 years of professional experience in embedded or systems software development
• Proficiency in C programming on Linux
• Working knowledge of networking fundamentals — TCP/IP, VLANs, Ethernet, ARP, DHCP
• Ability to use Wireshark or tcpdump for packet-level debugging
• Experience with at least one of: REST API development in C, embedded HTTP servers, or SSL/TLS integration
• Familiarity with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
• Experience with GNU Make build systems and cross-compilation for embedded targets (ARM or MIPS)
• Comfortable working with Git
• Active use of AI coding assistants or AI agents in daily development work

Nice to have

• Experience with embedded Linux networking products (switches, routers, access points, or gateways)
• Familiarity with SNMP (net-snmp, MIB development) or CLI framework development
• Experience with any L2 networking protocol implementation (STP, LLDP, IGMP, LACP)
• Hands-on experience with cloud-device integration (REST, JSON-based configuration)
• Exposure to Docker-based build environments or CI/CD pipelines
• Experience debugging on resource-constrained embedded targets (serial console, remote GDB, core dumps)
• Familiarity with agentic engineering concepts

About the company

NETGEAR has been pioneering advanced networking technology since 1996. Their Smart Switch product line serves small-to-medium businesses and enterprises worldwide.