At a Glance
- Tasks: Develop innovative network technologies and design cutting-edge components for a smarter network.
- Company: Global tech leader in networking and automation with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, bonuses, flexible remote work, and excellent career growth opportunities.
- Other info: Join a stable team with a commitment to diversity and work-life balance.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in networking technology while working with industry experts.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in C programming under Linux and strong networking knowledge required.
The predicted salary is between 80000 - 120000 £ per year.
Job Reference: 00354
Date Posted: 3 August 2026
Recruiter: Saxon Recruitment
Location: Edinburgh
Remote Working: 100% remote working possible
Salary: 80,000 to 120,000
Bonus/Benefits: Bonus + Benefits
Sector: All Jobs
Job Type: Permanent
Work Hours: Full Time
Contact: Steve Saxon
Email: steve@saxonrecruitment.com
As a Lead/Senior Software Engineer in this Networking Technology company you’ll have the opportunity to work on innovative, challenging projects where you’ll learn something new in emerging Network technologies. You’ll enjoy career growth opportunities, taking on more complex and system wide responsibilities exerting more influence on the Product, with impactful work, either progressing up the individual Contributor Technical ladder or moving to a Managerial strand and taking ownership of teams. You’ll benefit from an environment focused on personalised and flexible work that empowers an individual’s passions, growth, wellbeing and belonging. The role is Fully Remote with occasional trips to Edinburgh OR Hybrid of 1 day a week in the Edinburgh office.
What you'll do:
- As a Senior Software Engineer in this Networking organisation you will work on Products developing a Network that grows smarter, more agile, and more responsive.
- Help make a difference to people's lives, drive the development of a Debian Linux Network Operating System (NOS) in order to support customers in developing and deploying their virtualized networks, working in a team of 40 Engineers.
- Design and implement Network Components and Routing Protocols to drive the future architecture and implementation of these components in their new Operating System product line.
What you'll need:
- Technical leadership for a significant development or project, with some demonstrable experience operating as a Subject Matter Expert.
- Demonstrable experience designing and writing significant code content from scratch, rather than porting or modifying existing SDKs, Sockets etc.
- Enthusiasm and tangible interest in Networking Concepts and application of Data Structures and Algorithms.
- Understanding of Core Networking concepts such as IP Addressing, CIDR, subnets etc.
- An understanding of Routing Concepts and if possible, Protocols, BGP, OSPF, IS-IS etc.
- 5+ years relevant experience with the ability to write quality C code under Linux with a good understanding of this OS and open source software development, debugging.
It would be useful if you have some knowledge of the following:
- Knowledge in software development of Data Forwarding paths (Software, Hardware), L2/L3 Networking or equivalent Control Plane Technologies, or network merchant silicon chipsets and Whitebox platforms.
- Experience in troubleshooting large-scale deployments, manageability frameworks such as Yang/XML, virtualization technologies such as Intel DPDK (Data Plane Development Kit), SR-IOV, etc.
About the company:
A well established, global high technology business dedicated to Networking, Routing Systems, Optical and Automation Software. With the growth of AI and its impact on Data Centres you'll benefit from this growing Technology area with the launch of new next generation Products. You'll learn from Industry experts. The company has an excellent staff retention with a stable workforce, offering global significance and reach with full autonomy. On offer is a first class salary depending on experience + great Benefits, with a commitment to inclusion, diversity and good work-life balance.
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