Core Protocol & Systems Engineering - Senior Architect
Ness Digital Engineering • Pune, Maharashtra • Posted June 19, 2026
Position Overview
Description
We are seeking a highly accomplished Senior Architect with deep expertise in systems design, protocol stacks, and Linux‑based networking to define the architecture of next‑generation data‑plane and control‑plane systems. This role demands exceptional technical depth, architectural leadership, and the ability to drive innovation across engineering teams.
Responsibilities:
- Define architecture for high‑performance networking systems involving protocol stacks, data‑plane components, and distributed system interactions.
- Lead design decisions across TCP/IP enhancements, kernel networking stack behavior, and user‑space vs. kernel‑space trade‑offs.
- Architect scalable threading models, memory architectures, interrupt‑driven systems, and performance‑sensitive pathways.
- Oversee system‑level performance engineering, including profiling, workload modeling, and scalability analysis.
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