Senior Network Software Engineer, DPDK

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🕒 September 17

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer

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Opplane

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2018

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

💳 Fintech

☁️ SaaS

🔥 Funding within the last year

💰 Accelerator/Incubator on 2025-12

Artificial Intelligence • Fintech • SaaS

Opplane is a software company that helps organizations unlock the value of data through connectivity, data governance, and generative AI. It focuses on applying AI-driven data solutions to regulated environments, especially banking and fintech, enabling compliance, secure data connectivity, and AI use cases for financial services and enterprises.

📋 Description

• Design and develop high-performance networking features for enterprise-grade appliances • Work on open-source data plane / fast path stacks including VPP and DPDK • Lead technical initiatives and mentor team members • Own features end-to-end, delivering independently and at scale • Collaborate cross-functionally and promote knowledge sharing • Communicate architecture decisions and design trade-offs effectively, including at senior levels • Manage competing priorities with urgency, accountability, and strong ownership

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field • 7+ years of experience building enterprise-grade appliances or similar systems • Strong embedded software development skills in C/C++ (Python is a plus) • Good understanding of DPDK-based traffic generators (e.g., TRex); development experience is a strong plus • Strong knowledge of L2–L4 networking and protocols, including TCP/IP, UDP, ARP, DHCP, DNS, NAT, and Firewall • Experience with security protocols including IPsec and SSL/TLS, authentication, and authorization • Hands-on experience with Software Defined Networking (SDN) and distributed systems • Familiarity with overlays and tunneling technologies • Excellent software engineering fundamentals and clean coding practices • Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes • Proven ability to succeed in collaborative, startup-like environments • Strong verbal and written communication skills • Expertise in VPP, DPDK, or similar open-source data plane / fast path stacks

🏖️ Benefits

• Diverse perspectives and global collaboration • Fast-moving, impact-driven startup environment • Ownership of what engineers build • Open, curious, and supportive culture

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