Scope
Dataplane Engineering
High-performance packet processing with XDP/eBPF, AF_XDP, VPP, and SIMD-accelerated forwarding. Zero-copy architectures for line-rate policy enforcement.
What this looks like
- ●VPP plugin development and integration
- ●XDP/eBPF program design for kernel-bypass packet processing
- ●AF_XDP zero-copy forwarding architectures
- ●SIMD-accelerated packet classification and forwarding
- ●Performance profiling, optimization, and benchmarking
Protocol Development
Control plane protocol implementation: BGP, EVPN, SRv6, WireGuard, 802.1X, BFD, LACP, PIM, LISP. Identity-based segmentation and policy enforcement at line rate.
What this looks like
- ●BGP, EVPN, and VXLAN fabric design and implementation
- ●SRv6 segment routing and traffic engineering
- ●LISP control plane and data plane implementation
- ●Protocol state machine design and verification
- ●Interoperability testing across vendor platforms
Network Automation
Design and implement automated network provisioning, configuration management, and deployment pipelines. Automation from the inside out — built by someone who designed the dataplanes and protocols being orchestrated.
What this looks like
- ●Automated configuration generation and deployment
- ●Network state validation and compliance checking
- ●CI/CD pipelines for network changes
- ●Custom tooling for Arista, Cisco, and multi-vendor environments
- ●Migration from manual workflows to fully automated provisioning