Software Engineer - Dataplane (DPDK/ODP, TCP/IP)
SonicWallPune, Maharashtra, India
Posted March 19, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
SonicWall is a cybersecurity company with 30 years of expertise, recognized as a leading partner-first company.
Job Description
SonicWall is a cybersecurity company seeking a Software Engineer to lead development and optimization of a key dataplane module for SonicWall NGFW platforms.
Requirements
- 6+ years of experience in C/C++ systems-level development for networking or embedded platforms.
- Strong hands-on expertise in DPDK, ODP, OFP, or similar high-performance packet-processing frameworks.
- Solid understanding of L3/L4 networking protocols, including IPv4/IPv6, routing, NAT, VPN/IPsec/SSL, and related protocols.
- Proven ability to build multi-threaded, low-latency, high-throughput systems.
- Strong knowledge of OS internals, memory and concurrency models, and network stack behaviour.
- Excellent debugging, performance tuning, and system analysis skills.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to drive cross-functional technical discussions