Software Enabling and Optimization Engineer

Job Description

Join an enthusiastic team of engineers in Intel's Networking Solutions Group (NSG) focused on enabling next generation programmable Infrastructure Processing Units (IPUs) with our lead customers as part of the Customer Experience Support (CES) organization. Intel brings decades of leadership in networking, virtualization, packet processing, storage, and security to a new class of IPU products that accelerate host networking functions and support emerging use cases such as security, virtualization, storage, load balancing, and data path optimization.

Working closely with major cloud service providers and Intel development teams, you will help deliver customized IPU based solutions that enhance isolation, security, performance, and system management for our customers.

• Define and develop targeted IPU solutions to meet cloud service providers' requirements and support their deployment into production environments.
• Develop and execute system level use case and workload testing, including debugging and verification of IPU software packages across platforms and OS versions.
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams and customers to enable rapid debugging and issue resolution.
• Create technical collaterals such as release notes, application notes, user guides, and white papers to simplify customer design and adoption of Intel IPU solutions.
• Engage with technologists across Intel and the broader industry, developers, and project managers to evaluate requirement feasibility, set development priorities, communicate solutions, and identify customer gaps that influence engineering direction.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with 4+ years of industry experience, or master's degree with 2+ years of industry experience in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
• 2+ Years of experience with object-oriented programming and Python, including strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with build and development tools and systems such as git, Git Hub, RPM, makefiles, shell scripting, Docker, and Jenkins.
• Working knowledge of at least one major Linux distribution (e.g., Ubuntu or Red Hat), including networking stacks and drivers.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong communication and influencing skills with a customer-focused attitude and mindset.
• Motivation to take on new product enablement challenges, with demonstrated experience supporting customers directly.
• Experience with system level server or network debugging across hardware, software, and firmware.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Ethernet products and ecosystems for enterprise and datacenter environments.
• Broad system level experience with P4 and/or DPDK software development environments.
• Experience implementing datacenter storage, packet processing, and/or RDMA technologies.
• System admin or network admin-level experience with large-scale datacenter workloads (e.g., databases, load balancers, web servers, switch configuration) is a plus.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock bonuses, and benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation.

Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in the US: $- USD

This role will require an on-site presence.