Senior Software Engineer - Packet Gateway / Go (m/f/d)

at  EMnify GmbH

WHY EMNIFY?

With a predicted 25 billion connected IoT endpoints by 2025, the commercial and technological opportunities presented by the IoT are endless. Not to mention the career paths this exciting space has created. emnify stands out by delivering the next generation of connectivity technology to IoT solution providers worldwide – either directly or via strategic partnerships with CSPs. The most exciting thing about working at emnify is that we are just at the beginning of our journey. We are constantly developing our culture, people and our business approach further. Our guiding principles are driving transformation, customer centricity and empowering people. If you share our vision to unlock the potential of connectivity in a people focused culture that gives you the chance for impact, growth and to be successful together, we would be happy to join us.
Your Role:
Are you passionate about cloud infrastructure? Do you excel in resolving network challenges and implementing packet processing solutions? emnify is seeking a talented (Senior) Software Engineer for the Packet Gateway team, to enhance one of the most innovative components—our router that bridges telco languages and internet protocols.
As part of the Engineering department, you’ll join a cross-functional team of 10 engineers, fostering collaboration and ensuring the continuous evolution of our foundational packet processing capabilities.

The Packet Gateway’s tech stack includes:

• Go and C for Control and Data Plane applications utilizing high-performance packet processing frameworks such as eBPF XDP and TC
• ElastiCache Redis, DynamoDB and Aurora MySQL as data stores
• AWS environment, primarily Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), with connectivity through Direct Connect
• Kafka and gRPC for inter-service communication

Location: Berlin, Würzburg, remote within Germany, remote within Poland.

Your Impact

• Collaborate within a cross-functional team to architect and build Kubernetes-based telco applications for global IoT connectivity.
• Apply your development expertise in Go for our Control Plane software running on AWS.
• Design and implement network services, enhancing our offerings with value-added features for our customers.
• Leverage metrics data to prioritize tasks with the highest impact on engineering outcomes.
• Ensure reliable network connectivity for IoT devices, troubleshooting and resolving issues promptly.

Your Skills

• Technical Competency: Proficiency in high-performance applications on Linux using Go, with experience in designing or contributing to scalable, distributed production applications. Open to learn Data Plane development in C using eBPF.
• Domain Proficiency: Good understanding of IP networks at layers 3 and 4.
• Problem-solving: Expertise in unit testing and CI/CD practices.
• Effective Communication: Ability to clearly share knowledge within and across teams, fostering a collaborative environment.
• Adaptability: Ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues quickly, ensuring reliable network services.

Please refer the Job description for details