Software Director - Sonic

Company Overview

Micas Networks is a leading provider of open networking solutions for hyperscalers, cloud data centers, AI infrastructure, and OEM customers. We deliver high-performance Ethernet switching platforms supporting SONiC and other open network operating systems.

Position Summary

Micas Networks is seeking an experienced Software Director – SONiC to lead our SONiC software engineering organization. This role will drive software strategy, engineering execution, platform scalability, and customer delivery for next-generation open networking solutions.

The ideal candidate combines strong leadership experience with deep technical expertise in networking software, Linux-based network operating systems, and data center networking architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a high-performing SONiC software engineering organization.
• Define and execute the software roadmap for SONiC-based switching platforms.
• Drive software development across networking protocols, platform services, management frameworks, telemetry, and system reliability.
• Partner closely with Hardware Engineering, Product Management, Customer Engineering, and Operations teams to deliver production-ready solutions.
• Establish engineering best practices for architecture reviews, CI/CD, automation, software quality, and release management.
• Collaborate with ASIC vendors and platform teams on SAI, SDK integration, BSP development, and hardware/software co-design.
• Engage directly with customers and strategic partners to understand technical requirements and support deployments.
• Represent Micas Networks within open-source and industry communities including SONiC Foundation and Open Compute Project (OCP).

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience in networking or embedded systems.
• 5+ years of engineering leadership experience managing software teams.
• Strong expertise in SONiC, Linux networking, Ethernet switching, and data center networking architectures.
• Deep understanding of networking protocols including TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, EVPN, and VXLAN.
• Experience with switch ASIC SDKs, SAI, BSPs, and whitebox/disaggregated networking platforms.
• Strong knowledge of software development methodologies, DevOps, CI/CD, and automation frameworks.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional and globally distributed engineering teams.
• Excellent communication and customer engagement skills.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with hyperscaler, AI/ML, or cloud networking deployments.
• Familiarity with Broadcom or NVIDIA networking ecosystems.
• Active participation in open-source networking communities.
• Experience scaling SONiC platforms across multiple hardware platforms and customer environments.