10+ years of experience in the software design & development of Layer 2/Layer 3 protocols & forwarding for the next-generation IP switches/routers. This also involves leading the design & implementation of various protocols/features on network architectures like stackable, chassis, 802.1BR port extender, Multi Chassis Trunking Experience working with Broadcom [Trident2] & Marvell network packet processors i.e. programming of data-path, control-path & micro controllers. Strong understanding of the network packet processor - ingress & egress pipeline, L2/L3/ACL entry lookups, packet replication engine & packet flow within the stacking/chassis architectureStrong knowledge of C language & Multi-processing architecture, Networking, Operating Systems, distributed systems concepts Technologies & Protocol Expertise- Layer 2 to 4 - MAC, VLAN [802.1q Tagging], spanning-tree, LAG, IPv4/v6, ARP, Unicast Routing, TCP, UDP, BFD- L2 Multicast snooping, L3 Multicast protocols like IGMP/MLD PIM-SM, PIM-DM, MSDP, Multicast nonstop-routing- Network architectures like 802.1BR, VxLAN, Multi-Chassis Trunking, Stacking, Chassis