Principal Software Engineer, Forwarding Plane

Alkira

San Jose, CaliforniaSeniorEngineeringPosted 0h ago

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About the Role Alkira, a Lumen company, is seeking a Principal Software Engineer, Forwarding Plane to lead the architecture, design, and evolution of our next-generation cloud networking Forwarding Plane platform. This is a highly visible technical leadership role responsible for building and scaling t

✦ Editor’s analysis Extracted from the posting text on October 08, 2026 · analysis, not source data

Principal Software Engineer, Forwarding Plane at Alkira, a Lumen company, to lead the architecture, design, and evolution of the next-generation cloud networking Forwarding Plane platform. The posting describes this as a highly visible technical leadership role.

Must-have skills

Lead architecture, design, and evolution of next-generation cloud networking Forwarding Plane platform
Technical leadership for Forwarding Plane platform

Experience

Principal (title stated; years not in excerpt)

Scope & seniority

Principal technical leadership role for next-generation cloud networking Forwarding Plane at Alkira (Lumen company) in San Jose, California

Practical notes

Location: San Jose, California

✓ Green flags

Highly visible technical leadership role per posting
Next-generation cloud networking Forwarding Plane platform focus

⚠ Worth knowing

Description excerpt truncated in source at 'building and scaling t...'; further responsibilities not visible

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