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

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.

Your perks & benefits:

• 30 days of vacation
• Learning culture (e.g. German lessons, access to learning experience platform, etc.)
• Mental health support (e.g. access to our mental well-being platform - Plumm)
• Pension Scheme contribution