Network Systems Engineer – Edge Routing & Telemetry (Remote)

Other Jobs To Apply

Network Systems Engineer (Edge Routing & Telemetry)Location: Remote (U.S.) Team: Engineering • Full‑time • Pre‑seedAbout HoplynkHoplynk is building the communications and networking layer for the intelligent edge, ensuring resilient connectivity for autonomous systems and mission-critical operations in any environment. We’re a pre-seed startup spun out of Stanford University and based in San Francisco, developing an embedded software/firmware stack that delivers multipath, failure-aware networking across heterogeneous links so critical systems stay online when networks don’t.The RoleYou’ll be our first networking specialist and a founding engineer. Your mission: design, ship, and measure a robust multipath networking stack on Linux. You’ll own the edge data plane end-to-end, from kernel and policy to telemetry, experiments, and field support, to accelerate learning in the field and deliver weekly improvements.What You’ll Do and Own• Design, implement, and evolve the multipath routing/transport stack on Linux, including policy engines for path selection, subflow management, and failover.• Define and maintain SLOs for latency, loss, failover time, and goodput.• Build and operate telemetry: per-subflow RTT/RTTVAR, cwnd, loss/reordering, packet sampling, and device-health signals; keep schemas stable as the system grows.• Design and run experiments with simulated networks in QEMU.• Partner with embedded/firmware on BSP, drivers, OTA updates, and device observability.• Support deployments and onboarding: capture traces, triage issues, and harden release processes as we scale customers.What You’ll Bring• Clear writing and documentation; ability to mentor and set engineering standards.• Willingness to support field work: capture traces, debug issues, and harden releases.• Solid Linux networking experience at L3/L4 with iproute2 / netlink / tc.• A track record of improving latency, reliability, or throughput via shaping, queue management, or congestion control.• Comfort with transports and routing (TCP, QUIC, MPTCP, MPLS, routing daemons).• Experience building network telemetry (RTT, loss, cwnd, packet sampling) with stable data models.• Ability to design experiments, simulate real conditions, and measure results.Nice to Have• Routing & Fast-Path: FRR, Babel, OLSR, batman-adv; frameworks like DPDK; Segment Routing (SR-MPLS/SRv6).• Wireless & Cellular Networking: CGNAT, captive portals, flaky radios.• Embedded & Security: OpenWrt, Yocto, Buildroot; OTA frameworks (RAUC/Mender), A/B partitioning, secure boot/firmware signing.• Timing & Observability: NTP, PTP, perf, ftrace, pcap, mptcpd, gNMI/streaming telemetry.• Hardware & Applied Domains: Schematics interpretation, PHY bring-up testing; robotics/autonomy networks in challenging RF environments.Tools & Tech You’ll TouchLinux 6.x · MPTCP · tc (fq_codel/CAKE) · OpenWrt/Debian/Ubuntu · eBPF/XDP · iproute2/netlink · mptcpd · perf/ftrace · NTP/PTP · U-Boot/secure boot · RAUC/Mender · Python / Rust / TypeScript (routing and full-stack development)How We Work - Hoplynk’s ValuesWe believe that shared values are the foundation for success. At Hoplynk, we value:• Candor: Say the hard thing kindly, early, and with evidence. Speak up during decisions.• Humility: Strong opinions, loosely held. Change your mind with facts. Teach and learn in the open; celebrate team wins over heroics.• Initiative: Run toward the smoke. Own problems end-to-end. Ship in small, safe steps with clear, observable outcomes.

Back to blog
Ads

Common Interview Questions And Answers

1. HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR DAY?

This is what this question poses: When do you focus and start working seriously? What are the hours you work optimally? Are you a night owl? A morning bird? Remote teams can be made up of people working on different shifts and around the world, so you won't necessarily be stuck in the 9-5 schedule if it's not for you...

2. HOW DO YOU USE THE DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION TOOLS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS?

When you're working on a remote team, there's no way to chat in the hallway between meetings or catch up on the latest project during an office carpool. Therefore, virtual communication will be absolutely essential to get your work done...

3. WHAT IS "WORKING REMOTE" REALLY FOR YOU?

Many people want to work remotely because of the flexibility it allows. You can work anywhere and at any time of the day...

4. WHAT DO YOU NEED IN YOUR PHYSICAL WORKSPACE TO SUCCEED IN YOUR WORK?

With this question, companies are looking to see what equipment they may need to provide you with and to verify how aware you are of what remote working could mean for you physically and logistically...

5. HOW DO YOU PROCESS INFORMATION?

Several years ago, I was working in a team to plan a big event. My supervisor made us all work as a team before the big day. One of our activities has been to find out how each of us processes information...

6. HOW DO YOU MANAGE THE CALENDAR AND THE PROGRAM? WHICH APPLICATIONS / SYSTEM DO YOU USE?

Or you may receive even more specific questions, such as: What's on your calendar? Do you plan blocks of time to do certain types of work? Do you have an open calendar that everyone can see?...

7. HOW DO YOU ORGANIZE FILES, LINKS, AND TABS ON YOUR COMPUTER?

Just like your schedule, how you track files and other information is very important. After all, everything is digital!...

8. HOW TO PRIORITIZE WORK?

The day I watched Marie Forleo's film separating the important from the urgent, my life changed. Not all remote jobs start fast, but most of them are...

9. HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A MEETING AND PREPARE A MEETING? WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING DURING THE MEETING?

Just as communication is essential when working remotely, so is organization. Because you won't have those opportunities in the elevator or a casual conversation in the lunchroom, you should take advantage of the little time you have in a video or phone conference...

10. HOW DO YOU USE TECHNOLOGY ON A DAILY BASIS, IN YOUR WORK AND FOR YOUR PLEASURE?

This is a great question because it shows your comfort level with technology, which is very important for a remote worker because you will be working with technology over time...