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Principal Software Engineer, Forwarding Plane

Alkira is hiring for Principal Software Engineer, Forwarding Plane in San Jose, California. Staff level. First seen October 8, 2026; open as of November 6, 2026. Jobs taken straight from company career pages — no aggregator in between.

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Company
Alkira
Where
San Jose, California
Level
Staff
First seen
October 8, 2026
Listed via
BambooHR

What the posting says

This is a highly visible technical leadership role responsible for building and scaling the core packet-processing infrastructure that powers Alkira's cloud networking and security services. You will own critical Forwarding Plane technologies including flow /session management, NAT, policy enforcement, secure cloud connectivity, and traffic optimization. As a hands-on technical leader, you will drive architectural decisions, develop high-performance networking software, and mentor engineering teams while helping define the future of cloud networking infrastructure. The ideal candidate…

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