WiFi SW Engineer (Staff)
NetgearRemotely
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Job Description
📋 Description
- Staff Software Engineer for embedded WiFi gateway platforms
- Work with Qualcomm networking SoCs and prplOS/prplMesh open-source stack
- Contribute across system services, network stacks, WiFi mesh features, App/Web GUI config
- Collaborate with hardware teams to validate radio performance and mesh stability
- Develop/validate 802.11 mesh platforms, and 1905.1 protocol stack interfaces
- Provide technical leadership across networking stack and UI/configuration
🎯 Requirements
- 10+ years embedded Linux development (C/C++, Shell, Python, Lua)
- Familiar with Qualcomm/Broadcom/MediaTek QSDK, OpenWrt or Yocto
- Solid wireless networking knowledge: 802.11 variants, mesh, QoS
- Linux kernel/user-space interactions, networking basics (bridging, VLAN, TCP/UDP, IPv4/IPv6)
- Firewalling (iptables/nftables), NAT/DNS, routing protocols
- Experience with 802.11 platforms and prplOS/prplMesh
🎁 Benefits
- Collaborative team culture and opportunity to influence home networking products
- Exposure to cutting-edge mesh and WiFi stack development
- Flexible work setup with hybrid/remote options