Software Engineering Technical Leader - Wireless
Core
Lead Firmware Engineer driving performance evaluation and optimization for Cisco Meraki's cloud-managed WLAN Access Point ecosystem, serving millions of active devices globally.
Role type
Senior IC firmware engineer (wireless performance)
Builds
MR Access Point firmware and data plane optimizations for cloud-managed WLAN solutions
Domain
Networking / Wireless / Embedded Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
C/C++ programming, Wi-Fi drivers and firmware development, Linux and embedded systems, TCP/IP and UDP protocols, 802.11 wireless standards, network protocols (DNS, DHCP, VLANs), packet capture analysis (Wireshark)
Preferred skills
System performance optimization (profiling, data structures/algorithms), performance testing tools (iperf, Ixia), hardware/software acceleration (DPDK, VPP, multi-threading), Yocto build systems, AI-assisted development tools
Technologies
C, C++, Linux, Wireshark, iperf, Ixia, DPDK, VPP, Yocto, 802.11
Responsibilities
Evaluate and optimize performance on MR Access Point devices; solve functional and performance regressions in firmware; design and implement data plane optimizations; develop comprehensive tests and processes for triaging issues; lead small-to-medium features from design to completion.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC