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Staff, Software Engineer - TM1013010

Juniper Networks
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 23 Apr 2025
💰 $279,450/yr($194,400/yr$279,450/yr)

About the role

Staff, Software Engineer

 

Location: Sunnyvale, CA

 

Juniper Networks designs and develops networking products such as routers, switches, network management software, and security solutions. Known for innovation in high-performance networking, Juniper plays a key role in enabling secure and scalable networks for service providers, cloud providers, enterprises, and public sector organizations worldwide. Juniper is on a mission to transform networking industry via it’s AI-Native Networking approach. The AI-Native products are built from the ground up to leverage AI to deliver exceptional, highly secure, and sustainable user experiences from the edge to the data center and cloud. 

 

Summary:

 

As a technical leader in the JUNOS Routing Protocols group, you will join the team responsible for the routing software that is central to all of Juniper's products. You will design, develop, and maintain IP routing protocols like IGP, BGP, RSVP-TE, SR, L3VPN, EVPN. You will work on projects to build new and innovative products & solutions to meet evolving customer requirements, including sustenance of field issues. Some of the key charters of the team - Improving scale and performance, provide solutions for cloud native environments, incorporate AI/ML based automation, monitoring, diagnostics, and decision making for self-healing networks and comprehensive streaming telemetry. You will be part of the most dynamic team in Juniper where you will have the opportunity to contribute to the continuous evolution of the internet, cloud networks and shape our next generation AI-Native products & solutions.

 

Basic Qualifications

  • Minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience
  • BS/MS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering
  • Strong knowledge of UNIX internals, systems programming, computer architecture, and networking fundamentals
  • Extensive background in systems programming
  • Proficiency in design, C/C++/Rust programming, and system debugging
  • Familiarity with advanced networking concepts such as TCP/IP, gRPC, and Thrift is highly desirable
  • In-depth understanding and experience with routing protocols like BGP, IGP, LDP, RSVP, and SR is required
  • Experience in cloud-native networking, monitoring, and analytics applications for ingesting real-time network data and detecting anomalies is a plus
  • Experience with SDN controllers, APIs, and telemetry is a plus
  • Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively both within and outside the company

 

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Minimum Salary: $194,400.00

Maximum Salary:$279,450.00

The pay range for this position is expected to be between $194,400.00 and $279,450.00/year; however, the base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position also includes medical benefits, 401(k) eligibility, vacation, sick time, and parental leave. Additional details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

Juniper’s pay range data is provided in accordance with local state pay transparency regulations. Juniper may post different minimum wage ranges for permanent residency petitions pursuant to US Department of Labor requirements.

ABOUT JUNIPER NETWORKS

Juniper Networks is in the business of network innovation. From devices to data centers, from consumers to cloud providers, Juniper Networks delivers the software, silicon and systems that transform the experience and economics of networking. Our products and technology run the world's largest and most demanding networks today, enabling service providers, enterprises, and governments to create value and accelerate business success. Everyday our 9,000+ colleagues come together across 46 countries to realize our company vision - Connect Everything, Empower Everyone. We are innovating in ways that empower our customers, our partners and ultimately, everyone, in a connected world. These customers include the top 130 global service providers, 96 of the Fortune 100 and hundreds of public sector organizations.

 

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