# Software Engineer Intern at Keysight Technologies

- Company: [Keysight Technologies](https://keysight.com)
- Location: Calabasas, CA
- Type: Internship · Internship
- Posted: 2026-10-22
- Apply: https://jobs.keysight.com/jobs/55115?icims=1
- Page: https://newgrad.ai/jobs/software-engineer-intern-7a944b5d

## Summary by newgrad.ai

What you'll do:

- Develop software for the Keysight Fabric Emulator platform.
- Program ASICs and create abstraction APIs for higher-level services.
- Collaborate with a high-performance team on networking solutions.

What they're looking for:

- Pursuing a degree in Computer Engineering, Networking, or Security.
- Proficiency in C, C++, and Python programming.
- Experience with Kubernetes, switch ASICs, and version control.
- Strong troubleshooting and communication abilities.

Pay and perks:

- Hourly pay ranges from $38.31 to $41.25.

## Posting

### Overview

Keysight is at the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~16,800 employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries. Learn more about what we do.

Our award-winning culture embraces a bold vision of where technology can take us and a passion for tackling challenging problems with industry-first solutions. We believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they can be more creative, innovative, and thrive at all points in their careers.

### Responsibilities

Join Keysight Technologies’ Communications Solutions Group (CSG) as a Software Engineering Intern and contribute to the development of the Keysight Fabric Emulator — a software-defined platform that emulates complex, multi-switch Ethernet-based data center topologies on a single hardware appliance. In this project, you will be exposed to the following:

- The latest development in networking technologies and high-performance networking stacks
- Data Center fabric, programmable switches, smartNics/DPUs
- A wide variety of industry standard tools and application development cycle
- Work in a high performant development team environment and able to deliver solutions to complex problems in time and with high quality solutions

### Responsibilities

- In this role, the candidate will:
- Learn/expand their knowledge about data centers networking
- Work on a project on multiple levels from ASIC programming to public API server
- Design low level features programming the ASIC, providing the right ASIC independent abstraction API to higher levels

### Qualifications

Ideal candidates for this position would possess the following attributes:

- Bachelor's, Master or PhD degree in Data Center space (Networking, Security) or Computer Engineering
- Candidate must have hands on experience with programming switch ASICs
- Programming experience in C, C++, Python
- Experience with Kubernetes, building services and debugging in Kubernetes environment
- Familiarity with CI/CD and Git or other version control systems
- Familiarity with gRPC, protobuf (nice to have)
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- Strong communication skills.

The level of role will be based on applicable experience, education and skills; most offers will be between the minimum and midpoint of the salary range listed below.

MIN $38.31 to MAX $41.25

Careers Privacy Statement*Keysight is an Equal Opportunity Employer.*

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