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# Senior Network Engineer

- **Company:** NeuralAgent GmbH
- **Location:** Gauting, Germany
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Zebra (Programming Language), Border Gateway Protocol, C++ (Programming Language), Communications Protocols, Linux, Emulators, IPv6, Multi-protocol Systems, Linux Kernel, Mesh Networking, Routing, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Network Simulation, Dynamic Routing, Information Technology, SDN Network
- **Published:** August 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://de.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=02607d4d5bcef9b6

## About the Role

* Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Communications Engineering or a related field.
 * Minimum 5 years of professional experience in network engineering.
 * Deep knowledge of IP routing protocols (OSPF, IS-IS, BGP) and forwarding and traffic-engineering mechanisms (MPLS, segment routing, ECMP, policy-based forwarding).
 * Hands-on experience with ad-hoc and mobile mesh routing protocols (OLSR, Babel, B.A.T.M.A.N. or comparable MANET/FANET protocols).
 * Strong understanding of eBPF/XDP for programmable, high-performance packet forwarding in the Linux kernel.
 * Practical knowledge on network simulation and emulation (e.g., using ns-3, Mininet, CORE).
 * Advanced proficiency in C, C++ or Rust for Linux-embedded, network-stack or routing-daemon development.
 * Excellent communication skills in English; German language skills are a plus.

Nice to Have

 * Experience with routing daemons or stacks, such as FRRouting, BIRD or the Quagga/Zebra lineage.
 * Knowledge on software-defined networking (SDN) controllers and centralized or decentralized policy distribution.
 * Experience with IETF, IEEE, NATO STANAG communication protocols; defense or dual-use application.

## Description

As a Senior Network Engineer focused on the mesh and routing layer, you will design and own the control- and forwarding-plane logic that lets autonomous nodes, whether airborne, ground-based or orbital, discover, maintain and forward traffic across topologies that range from constantly shifting to precisely engineered.

The role spans two distinct routing paradigms: highly dynamic ad-hoc and mobile mesh networks, governed by protocols such as OLSR, Babel and B.A.T.M.A.N., and deterministic, engineered environments built on classical routing protocols such as OSPF, IS-IS and BGP, with label switching (MPLS) and segment routing, whether label-based (SR-MPLS) or IPv6-native (SRv6), layered on top for traffic engineering and fast failover.

You will be equally comfortable designing for topology churn and intermittent connectivity as you are for traffic-engineered, predictable paths. Your work underpins the mesh fabric that connects our decentralized autonomous systems platforms across air, ground and space.


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