Embedded C Developer – OpenSync/OpenWrt WiFi Router with Cellular

Embedded C Developer – OpenSync/OpenWrt WiFi Router with Cellular
Location: Denver, CO
Duration: 9-12 Month
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Required Skills

• 5+ years of embedded C development on Linux-based platforms

• Strong proficiency in C programming — pointers, memory management, IPC, event-driven architectures

• Experience with OpenWrt build system, package management, UCI configuration, and JFFS2/SquashFS overlay filesystems

• Familiarity with OpenSync or similar cloud-managed CPE frameworks (OVSDB, protobuf, MQTT telemetry)

• Experience with cellular modem integration — AT commands, QMI, network interface management (rmnet/wwan)

• Strong understanding of Linux networking — routing tables, metrics, netfilter, bridge interfaces, IPv4 and IPv6 dual-stack, neighbor discovery, DHCPv4/DHCPv6, SLAAC, and prefix delegation

• Understanding of TLS handshake with mutual authentication using X.509 certificates, certificate chain validation, and secure provisioning

• Knowledge of security and tunneling protocols — GRE tunneling, IPsec, VPN overlays, and secure encapsulation for cloud-managed traffic

• Experience with event loop frameworks (libev, libuv, or similar)

• Proficiency with debugging tools — GDB, strace, tcpdump, kernel logs, serial console

• Familiarity with Git, GitLab CI/CD, cross-compilation toolchains

• Understanding of WiFi standards (802.11ax/be) and wireless driver configuration

Top Skills:

1. Embedded C Development on Linux/OpenWrt

o C programming, Linux internals, debugging, IPC, event-driven design

2. OpenSync/OpenWrt Platform Development

o OpenSync Managers, OVSDB, UCI, MQTT, OpenWrt build system

3. Linux Networking & LTE/5G Cellular Integration

o Routing, IPv4/IPv6, failover, QMI/MBIM, modem management, GRE/IPsec