Staff Engineer
Core
Technical lead for end-to-end architecture, design, and implementation of the controller-based broadband router firmware stack, including Wi-Fi, mesh, and device management features.
Role type
Staff Engineer (Embedded Linux/Networking Firmware)
Builds
Open-standards firmware foundation for smart home routers and CPE devices using RDK-B, prplOS, and OpenWRT.
Domain
Consumer Networking / Embedded Systems / Wi-Fi Technology
Required skills
Embedded Linux, C/C++, Wi-Fi (802.11k/v/r, WPA3/SAE, 6 GHz, MLO), RDK-B, prplOS, OpenWRT, IP Networking (IPv4/IPv6, DHCP, Routing), Yocto/BitBake, Git, Debugging (gdb, core dumps)
Preferred skills
TR-181, USP/TR-369, TR-069, IEEE 1905.1, EasyMesh
Technologies
RDK-B, prplOS, OpenWRT, OpenSync, Yocto, BitBake, hostapd, wpa_supplicant, netfilter, iptables
Responsibilities
Own architecture and design for CPE features; maintain RDK-B Yocto layer and patch framework; deliver onboarding flows (WPS, DPP, WPA3); triage and fix firmware blockers; upstream fixes to open-source communities; review code and mentor engineers.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
