Senior Embedded Firmware Developer (Wi-Fi)

Job Description – Senior Embedded Firmware Developer (Wi-Fi)

Position Title: Senior Embedded Firmware Developer – Wi-Fi
Location: Englewood, CO (Onsite – 4 Days Office / 1 Day WFH)
Experience: 8–10 Years
Employment Type: Contract

Interview Process:

• Round 1: Webex Technical Interview
• Round 2: In-Person Technical & Managerial Discussion
  
  

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Embedded Firmware Developer with strong expertise in C/C++ development, Embedded Systems, Wi-Fi technologies, Linux, and IP Networking. The ideal candidate will work on next-generation wireless networking products, contributing to firmware design, development, debugging, performance optimization, and feature implementation across Wi-Fi-enabled devices and networking platforms.

Candidates must have hands-on experience with Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 6E, and Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) technologies and possess deep understanding of networking protocols and Linux-based embedded environments.

Mandatory Skills

Embedded Development

• 8+ years of hands-on embedded software/firmware development experience.
• Strong programming skills in:
• C
• C++
• Experience with embedded Linux platforms.
• Experience in firmware architecture, development, debugging, and optimization.
• Strong understanding of memory management, concurrency, multithreading, and IPC mechanisms.

Wi-Fi Domain Expertise

• Hands-on experience with:
• Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
• Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
• Wi-Fi 6E
• Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
• Deep understanding of:
• MAC Layer
• PHY Layer concepts
• WLAN protocols
• Wireless security protocols
• Experience troubleshooting Wi-Fi performance and connectivity issues.
• Understanding of roaming, mesh networking, band steering, channel selection, DFS, MLO, OFDMA, MU-MIMO, Beamforming, WPA2/WPA3, and related technologies.

Networking Expertise

Strong knowledge of IP Networking including:

• TCP/IP, UDP, DHCP,  DNS, NAT, VLANs, Routing & Switching Concepts, IPv4 / IPv6, ARP, ICMP, QoS

Experience analyzing packet captures using:

• Wireshark, tcpdumptcpdumpValgrindtcpdumpV algrind

Linux Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience in Linux development environment.
• Shell scripting.
• Linux kernel fundamentals.
• Device drivers and network stack concepts.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop embedded firmware solutions for wireless networking products.
• Develop new features for Wi-Fi routers, gateways, access points, mesh systems, and wireless devices.
• Enhance existing firmware capabilities, stability, and performance.
• Debug and resolve complex networking and wireless protocol issues.
• Analyze packet traces and root-cause customer-reported issues.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams including:
• System Architects
• Platform Teams
• Cloud Teams
• QA Teams
• Product Management
• Participate in code reviews and architectural discussions.
• Develop unit tests and integration test strategies.
• Support firmware releases and production deployments.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Broadband/CPE products.
• Experience with:
• OpenWRT
• RDK-B
• OpenSync
• Mesh Platforms
• Experience with Qualcomm, Broadcom Wi-Fi chipsets.
• Knowledge of DOCSIS gateways is a plus.
• Exposure to Agile/Scrum development methodologies.
• Experience with Git, Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines.