Principal Software Engineer, SW Development

NETGEAR
Bengaluru
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringEducation: mastersSkills: ["Technical leadership","Industry leadership","Strategic thinking","Thought leadership","Engineering culture building"]

Lead the technical vision for a cloud-based network management platform, shaping the long-term roadmap and platform evolution toward intent-based networking, zero-touch provisioning, and self-healing networks. Drive R&D across AI-driven network operations, autonomous networking, telemetry and observability, and network automation using infrastructure-as-code and GitOps. Act as a key industry technical leader through standards participation, open-source contributions, customer advisory, and vendor/cloud partnerships.

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Principal Software Engineer, SW Development

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Job Summary

Lead the technical vision for a cloud-based network management platform, shaping the long-term roadmap and platform evolution toward intent-based networking, zero-touch provisioning, and self-healing networks. Drive R&D across AI-driven network operations, autonomous networking, telemetry and observability, and network automation using infrastructure-as-code and GitOps. Act as a key industry technical leader through standards participation, open-source contributions, customer advisory, and vendor/cloud partnerships.
Location: Bengaluru
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define the long-term technical roadmap for next-generation network management platforms.
  • •Lead innovation in intent-based networking, zero-touch provisioning, and self-healing networks.
  • •Drive R&D initiatives including AI-driven network operations, intent-based networking, and autonomous network management.
  • •Contribute to industry standards bodies (IEEE, IETF) and open-source networking projects.
  • •Serve as a chief technical advisor for strategic enterprise customers and support technical due diligence for acquisitions.
Travel: Medium travel

Key Requirements

  • •Master’s degree in computer science, Network Engineering, or Electrical Engineering (PhD preferred).
  • •15+ years of network software development with 8+ years in senior technical leadership.
  • •Deep expertise in emerging networking technologies including 5G, WiFi 6E/7, SD-WAN, SASE, and Network-as-a-Service.
  • •Advanced knowledge of intent-based networking, including network abstraction and declarative network management.
  • •Expert experience applying AI/ML to network operations (AIOps and autonomous network management) with cloud-native networking and automation knowledge.
Experience:Network managementNetwork automationCloud-native networking
Education:Master's
Skills:Technical leadershipIndustry leadershipStrategic thinkingThought leadershipEngineering culture building
Tech Stack:AI/MLAIOpsIntent-based networkingService meshContainer networkingNetwork automationInfrastructure as codeGitOpsStreaming telemetryObservability

Company Brief

NETGEAR
NETGEAR designs and sells networking hardware and services for consumers, small/medium businesses, and service providers, including routers, switches, Wi‑Fi systems, network storage, and security solutions.
Industry: Networking Equipment
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Jose, United States
Founded: 1996
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