Principal Software Engineer, Network Management System (NMS) Application Development

Gigamon is seeking a hands-on Principal Software Engineer to lead the architecture and development of the GigaVUE-FM network management capabilities across physical, cloud, and hybrid environments. This role focuses on building scalable backend services and cloud-native platform components, guided by AI-driven automation to improve operations and reliability.

Location: Santa Clara, CA (hybrid) • Salary: USD 208,000 - 260,000 per yearly

Responsibilities

• Spearhead the design and development of core GigaVUE-FM capabilities for network management, visibility, and traffic analysis across physical, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Architect and build scalable, secure, and resilient enterprise-grade software systems and backend services.
• Define the architecture for extensible, high-performance platforms that support large-scale deployments and long-term product evolution within the NMS/FM domain.
• Create distributed systems and cloud-native services that enhance scalability, operability, and maintainability.
• Contribute deep technical expertise in networking and security, including common networking protocols and monitoring platforms.
• Collaborate with product management, engineering teams, and stakeholders to deliver solutions aligned with customer and business needs.
• Engage in customer and third-party discussions, translating requirements, feedback, and escalations into durable product improvements.
• Lead design reviews, advance engineering standards for the domain, and guide critical technical decisions across the team.
• Mentor engineers across the team and related groups, strengthening technical depth and engineering best practices.
• Apply AI tools and automation pragmatically to improve engineering workflows, developer productivity, and product capabilities.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience developing complex enterprise applications, platform software, or distributed systems.
• Strong programming expertise in Java; experience with Python or Golang is a plus.
• Delivered scalable, resilient, and secure production software systems.
• Deep experience in API architecture, backend service design, and platform engineering.
• Proven technical leadership through architecture ownership, design reviews, mentoring, and cross-team collaboration.
• Solid knowledge of networking fundamentals and common networking protocols.
• Experience in network monitoring, observability, cybersecurity, or related infrastructure domains.
• Experience with cloud-native platforms and public cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Technologies

• GigaVUE-FM
• Java
• Python
• Golang
• AWS
• Azure
• GCP

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Retirement plan with company matching
• Paid time off (holidays, vacation, and sick)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Business travel accident insurance
• Employee discounts
• Employee referral program
• Profit Interest Units plan