Ness Digital Engineering

Dataplane Acceleration & Fast Path - Technical Lead

Ness Digital Engineering  •  Pune, IN (Onsite)  •  2 months ago
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Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Technical Lead with strong expertise in dataplane acceleration and Linux fast‑path networking. This role requires hands‑on development skills in DPDK‑based packet processing, OVS‑DPDK pipelines, and performance tuning. Responsibilities:
  • Lead development of dataplane modules using DPDK and OVS‑DPDK.
  • Optimize packet‑processing paths for low‑latency and high‑throughput workloads.
  • Perform NUMA tuning, CPU pinning, memory tuning.
  • Conduct performance benchmarking, traffic simulation, and detailed profiling.
  • Collaborate with architecture teams to influence design and performance strategies.
  • Ensure high‑quality code, design consistency, and maintainability across deliverables.
Qualifications:Education
  • BE/ME in Computer Science/Computer Engineering, MCS.
Experience
  • 4–6 years of experience in dataplane/fast‑path systems development.
Professional Qualities
  • Strong sense of ownership and engineering discipline.
  • Excellent debugging, performance analysis, and systems troubleshooting.
  • Effective communication across teams and functions.
Mandatory Technical Skills
  • Hands‑on with DPDK, OVS‑DPDK, OFP/ODP
  • NUMA tuning, CPU pinning, hugepages
  • Throughput/latency performance optimization
  • Performance benchmarking tools and methodologies
  • CI/CD: GitLab BitBucket
  Preferred Domain Experience:
  • Satellite/teleports or other constrained/managed WAN environments.
  • Experience with high-latency/variable-bandwidth links and Performance Enhancing Proxies (PEPs) (e.g. TCP acceleration/spoofing, header/data compression).
Ness Digital Engineering

About Ness Digital Engineering

Ness Digital Engineering is a global provider of Intelligent Data and Software Engineering services, specializing in data, AI, and cloud-powered solutions that drive innovation and deliver measurable business outcomes. With over 25 years of engineering expertise and our proprietary data and software platforms and accelerators, Ness helps enterprises modernize systems, accelerate product development, and achieve scalable impact with speed and precision.

Our differentiation lies at the intersection of Industry domain and Technology. We focus on clients across financial services, technology and ISVs, Media & Entertainment, manufacturing, transportation and retail. Ness is known for its delivery excellence, deep domain knowledge, and product engineering expertise. Ness Digital Engineering is a portfolio company of KKR, a leading global investment firm.

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
New York, NY
Year Founded
1999
Website
ness.com
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