Maoyuan Cai

Senior Software Engineer with 20+ years of experience developing carrier-grade routers, switches, cloud-native virtual routers, and SDN solutions. Deep expertise in embedded systems and Linux, C/C++ development, TCP/IP and Layer 2/Layer 3 networking, control-plane and data-plane software, network processor microcode, high-performance packet forwarding, QoS, MPLS, L2/L3 VPNs, performance optimization, and complex system debugging. Strong background in Agile/Scrum development, CI/CD automation, software architecture, technical leadership, development management, engineering coaching, and production issue resolution. Combines deep hands-on engineering expertise with proven leadership in delivering high-quality, large-scale networking software.