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# STAFF SW SYSTEMS ENGINEER 10302-Cloud Networking & Microservices (Java/Golang, AWS/Azure) at Extreme Networks

- **Company:** Extreme Networks
- **Location:** Chennai, India
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-09-03
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/extremenetworks/7e24535a-c6ad-4878-8d00-9aa7c601db63

## Job description

Job Description:

Experience: 8-13 Years

## Key Responsibilities

- Technically lead the sustenance team responsible for maintaining, supporting, and enhancing Network Automation and Orchestration products.
- Own the overall sustenance engineering lifecycle, including defect resolution, product enhancements, maintenance releases, and associated design, code, and unit/integration test artifacts.
- Drive engineering excellence through effective debugging, root-cause analysis, code quality, regression testing, and automation of repetitive maintenance activities.
- Analyse production issues and customer-reported defects, establish root causes, and drive timely resolution in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- Mentor team members on troubleshooting, design principles, coding standards, testing practices, and effective problem-solving.
- Collaborate closely with Product Management, Development, QA, Customer Support, and other engineering teams to ensure end-to-end resolution of product issues and successful delivery of enhancements.

Required Skills and Expertise Core Competencies

- Complete exposure to the entire Product Life Cycle (MUST HAVE)
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency in local and remote debugging

Architecture and Design

- Microservices-based architecture and best practices
- Hands-on experience with Docker containers, Kubernetes (K8s, K3s) clusters, and Helm charts
- Exposure to cloud application development
- Sound data and information modelling techniques using YANG, UML, JSON, and related tools

Programming and Development

- Strong coding and debugging experience with Java or Golang
- Linux OS proficiency, advanced data structures, and IPC mechanisms
- Intricate understanding of multi-threading, routines, network programming, and object-oriented methodologies
- Agile Development Model with CI/CD, Jenkins pipeline, and Git environment

Data Management and Messaging

- Database concepts and deployment models: RDBMS, NoSQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, MariaDB
- Messaging services such as RabbitMQ and Kafka
- Working experience with webhook and web sockets

Networking and Protocols

- OpenAPI, OpenConfig, NETCONF, Streaming Telemetry, GNMI, gRPC, and XMPP
- Knowledge of WLAN or  L2/L3 OSI layer protocols: 802.1Q, LAGs, VxLAN, EVPN, ACLs, Route Policy, MPLS/VPLS, BGP, L2 Forwarding, and L3 Routing

## Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with network orchestration platforms and automation frameworks
- Background in building scalable, highly available distributed systems
- Experience mentoring junior engineers and leading technical teams
- Familiarity with containerized deployment architectures and orchestration platforms
- Prior experience with telemetry and streaming analytics

## About Extreme Networks

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Extreme Networks is a publicly traded leader in AI-powered cloud networking, providing unified, secure, and simplified network solutions for enterprises.
- **Entity Type**: Public (NASDAQ: EXTR)
- **Headquarters**: Morrisville, North Carolina, United States
- **Founded**: 1996
- **Founders**: Stephen Haddock, Herb Schneider, Gordon Stitt

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Enterprise networking, cloud networking, and AI-driven network management.
- **Target customers**: B2B – mid-market to large enterprises, service providers, and public sector organizations globally.
- **Mission / purpose**: To push the boundaries of networking technology, making it simpler, faster, more agile, and secure – helping customers connect beyond the network and drive better outcomes.

## Products & Services
- **ExtremeCloud IQ**: Cloud-based network management platform with AI-driven analytics and automation (SaaS).
- **ExtremeXOS**: Modular network operating system for switches and routers.
- **ExtremeWireless**: Wi-Fi 6/6E/7 access points and controllers.
- **ExtremeSwitching**: Enterprise switches for campus, data center, and edge.
- **Extreme Fabric Connect**: Software-defined networking fabric for automated and secure connectivity.
- **ExtremeAnalytics**: Network analytics and visibility tools.
- **ExtremeRouting**: High-performance routers for WAN and edge.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: $1.9 billion (as of mid-2026)
- **Key Metric (Revenue)**: $1.3 billion annual revenue (FY2026); SaaS ARR of $244 million
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Publicly traded with institutional investors; partners include major system integrators and channel resellers.
- **Growth Signals**: 4.0% YoY employee growth (2,300 people); over 3.3 million devices connected to the cloud; strong recurring revenue from SaaS; continued investment in AI and automation.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Unified, AI-driven platform** that combines networking, security, and analytics in a single cloud-native solution.
- **Over 25 years of enterprise networking expertise** with a large installed base and global support.
- **Strong focus on automation and self-driving networks** reduces operational complexity for IT teams.
- **Open architecture and integration** with major cloud providers and third-party ecosystems.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI and automation**: Embedding AI/ML across the portfolio to enable proactive, self-healing networks.
- **Cloud-first approach**: Driving adoption of ExtremeCloud IQ and expanding SaaS offerings.
- **Security convergence**: Integrating network security (e.g., micro-segmentation, zero-trust) directly into the networking stack.
- **Edge and wireless innovation**: Advancing Wi-Fi 7 and private 5G capabilities.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Core values include Teamwork, Transparency, Candor, Curiosity, Ownership, and Inclusion. Multiple Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) foster an inclusive environment.
- **Work model**: Hybrid/remote-friendly offices in Morrisville (HQ), Salem (NH), Markham (Canada), and San Jose (CA) – roles vary by team.
- **Benefits**: Comprehensive compensation and benefits package supporting physical, emotional, and financial health.
- **Engineering culture**: Opportunity to build next-generation AI-driven, self-driving networks; work with big data, machine learning, and cloud technologies.
- **Early career programs**: Internships and development programs for university students and recent graduates.
- **Employer rating**: 3.9/5.0 on LinkedIn (1,184 reviews) with strong work-life balance (4.0) and culture (3.9).

## Sources
1. [LinkedIn Company Page](https://linkedin.com/company/extreme-networks)
2. [Extreme Networks Careers Page](https://www.extremenetworks.com/about-extreme-networks/career)
3. [Extreme Networks Company Page](https://www.extremenetworks.com/about-extreme-networks/company)
4. [Extreme Networks Investor Relations](https://investor.extremenetworks.com/overview/default.aspx)
5. [Extreme Networks Lever Careers](https://jobs.lever.co/extremenetworks)

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