Senior Network Software Engineer (WinSock / PTP)

Job Description

Position: Senior Network Software Engineer (WinSock / PTP)

Level: Senior

Location: Remote

Employment Type:Full-Time/ Part-Time

Working Hours: Palestine Time Zone with partial overlap with U.S. business hours

Contract Duration: 6 Months contract (Extendable based on performance and client needs)

No. of vacancies: 2

Overview:

GGateway is seeking a Senior Network Software Engineer (WinSock / PTP) with strong expertise in low-level Windows networking, including Winsock and NDIS-level development, and Precision Time Protocol (PTP).

The role focuses on designing and building high-performance networking software using the WinSock API on the Windows platform, with strong emphasis on packet-level control, hardware interaction, and time-synchronized communication systems. The ideal candidate will work on performance-critical networking components, including low-latency UDP systems, hardware timestamping, and network timing accuracy.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and optimize low-level Windows networking systems using socket programming
• Build high-performance networking software using Winsock (socket-based development on Windows)
• Develop production-grade low-level socket programming applications using the WinSock API on the Windows platform
• Develop and maintain high-throughput UDP/TCP socket-based communication systems
• Work with NDIS-level networking concepts, including packet flow behavior, offloading, and performance characteristics
• Implement and support Precision Time Protocol (PTP)-based synchronization solutions
• Handle low-level socket programming for packet transmission, reception, and control messaging
• Debug and optimize network traffic at the socket and packet level (latency, jitter, throughput, packet loss)
• Perform performance tuning for high-load, multi-threaded socket-based systems
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate socket-based networking modules into larger systems
• Write clean, efficient, production-grade C/C++ socket-based networking code with proper testing and documentation

Required Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience in Windows low-level networking (Winsock required)
• Solid understanding of NDIS and Windows networking architecture
• Strong proficiency in C / C++ systems programming
• Experience working with Precision Time Protocol (PTP) synchronization systems and hardware timestamping
• Deep knowledge of TCP/IP and UDP networking fundamentals
• Experience building high-performance, multi-threaded networking applications
• Strong experience in packet-level debugging and network performance optimization
• Experience in Precision Time Protocol (PTP)
• Experience working in high-performance or low-latency network environments
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills in complex system environments

Originally posted on Himalayas