Director – Technology / Engineering – Residential Gateways, Embedded Platforms & Wireless
Core
Lead strategy, architecture, and delivery of next-generation residential gateway platforms including embedded firmware, wireless, and broadband device management.
Role type
Director of Technology / Engineering
Builds
Scalable, hardware-agnostic gateway platforms leveraging prplOS/OpenWrt, Linux networking, and containerized services.
Domain
Broadband, telecom, networking, residential gateways, embedded Linux
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Embedded systems expertise, engineering leadership, program execution, C/C++, embedded Linux, OpenWrt/prplOS, SoC integration, L2/L3 networking, Wi-Fi architecture, device management (TR-181, USP/TR-369), CI/CD, observability
Preferred skills
prplOS/prpl Foundation ecosystem, Broadcom/MaxLinear/Qualcomm SoC platforms, Wi-Fi 7, EasyMesh, open-source contributions
Technologies
prplOS, OpenWrt, Linux, C/C++, Wi-Fi 6E/7, Docker, hostapd, wpa_supplicant
Responsibilities
Define long-term technology roadmap, lead and mentor engineering teams, own architectural direction, oversee end-to-end delivery, provide strategic oversight for wireless/broadband platforms, establish engineering standards, drive operational excellence, manage vendor relationships, plan workforce and budget
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership with hands-on technical depth
