Job Details:

Job Description:

The Role and Impact: We are looking for a Network Device Driver Developer to build, optimize, and maintain high-performance network solutions that power Intel's innovative products. If you are passionate about transformative technology and solving complex challenges, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain network device drivers across OS platforms.
• Optimize packet processing, offloads, DMA paths, and interrupt handling.
• Utilize HW-SW debugging tools to diagnose and resolve issues in the software stack.
• Implement Ethernet standards, TCP/IP stack behaviors, and NIC configuration flows.
• Work with virtualization and IO-virtualization technologies (like PCIe, SR-IOV, VF-PF) - Collaborate with firmware/hardware/validation teams and partner with OS vendors.
• Represent the team in various forums with clear schedule and development plan
• Analyze and improve OS kernel components for optimal performance and compatibility.
• Contribute to the development of programming standards and best practices for driver software.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Strong C/C++ programming and understanding of data structures
• Experience with Linux or ESXi or Windows networking subsystems.
• Strong understanding of Ethernet protocols, TCP/IP stack, OSI model, subnetting, routing.
• Knowledge of OS internals: interrupts, DMA, processes, threads, memory management, synchronization.
• Exposure to NVMe/TCP, RDMA, SCSI, FCoE.
• Familiarity with Git, CI/CD, cloud environments.
• Strong acquaintance to hands on AI-assisted development work
• Minimum of 6+ years of industry experience with a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven ability to collaborate across teams and communicate technical concepts effectively.
• Experience in hardware design reviews and integration processes.
• Certification, Compliance and Release process methodologies
• ESXi: Acquaintance to Networking stack, v Center utilities, VMware's cloud computing virtualization platform
• Development of Unit Test framework

Job Type:

Experienced Hire

Shift:

Shift 1 (India)

Primary Location:

India, Bangalore

Additional Locations:

Business group:

At the Data Center Group (DCG), we're committed to delivering exceptional products and delighting our customers. We offer both broad-market Xeon-based solutions and custom x86-based products, ensuring tailored innovation for diverse needs across general-purpose compute, web services, HPC, and AI-accelerated systems. Our charter encompasses defining business strategy and roadmaps, product management, developing ecosystems and business opportunities, delivering strong financial performance, and reinvigorating x86 leadership. Join us as we transform the data center segment through workload driven leadership products and close collaboration with our partners.

Posting Statement:

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.

Position of Trust

N/A

Work Model for this Role

This role will be eligible for our hybrid work model which allows employees to split their time between working on-site at their assigned Intel site and off-site. Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Intel is committed to Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) compliance and ethical hiring practices. We do not charge any fees during our hiring process. Candidates should never be required to pay recruitment fees, medical examination fees, or any other charges as a condition of employment. If you are asked to pay any fees during our hiring process, please report this immediately to your recruiter.