Principal Software Engineering
About The Position
This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered. What you'll do: Join a strategic initiative to transform our broadband device software development organization. As a Software Engineer, you will contribute to the development of high-quality, innovative software for the next generation of broadband gateways serving 15 million+ customers. You will leverage your expertise to drive technical excellence, integrate AI solutions, and champion a quality-first approach to software delivery. Your individual contributions will help differentiate our software in a highly competitive market and play a vital role in shaping industry-leading products. Embedded Linux Software development for Broadband Customer Premise Equipment (CPE ) . Migrating CPE from a proprietary software platform to an Opensource Prplware ( OpenWRT ) based software solution. Design, Develop and Document existing systems to improve reliability and develop new innovative features. Software development for new Hardware with cutting-edge features and technology . Manage ongoing software architectural updates that include new Prplware , OpenWRT and Linux Kernel versions. Development in an Agile environment with up to 5 releases a year. Develop automated testing to validate new features. Develop applications to run in a Lifecycle Management (LCM) container on the Broadband CPE .
Requirements
- Knowledge of Linux operating system , process execution, multi-process environments, inter-process communication
- Good understanding of networking fundamentals, UDP/TCP basics , packet flow through the Linux packet processing stack
- Understanding of Linux firewall and routing concepts
- Knowledge of common networking protocols: DHCP, DNS
- Familiarity with tcpdump and network protocol analysis
- Knowlege of wifi concepts, AP and station roles, association and authentication of wifi stations, configuration of ssids
- Familiarity with the gcc toolchain and debugging stack traces
- Familiarity with syslog and logging concepts
- Experience in an Agile development environment
- Extensive experience with C programming
- Familiarity with standard C libraries, and other common libraries like libssl , libcrypto , libcurl
- Knowledge of prplware libraries
- Familiarity with the OpenWrt build system, and its IPC mechanism ubus , overlayfs , and its config system UCI
- 7+ years of experience in embedded software development
- Track record of c reat ing innovative solutions and new applications through the design, development , and coding for innovative Consumer and business applications
Responsibilities
- Embedded Linux Software development for Broadband Customer Premise Equipment (CPE )
- Migrating CPE from a proprietary software platform to an Opensource Prplware ( OpenWRT ) based software solution
- Design, Develop and Document existing systems to improve reliability and develop new innovative features
- Software development for new Hardware with cutting-edge features and technology
- Manage ongoing software architectural updates that include new Prplware , OpenWRT and Linux Kernel versions
- Development in an Agile environment with up to 5 releases a year
- Develop automated testing to validate new features
- Develop applications to run in a Lifecycle Management (LCM) container on the Broadband CPE
Benefits
- Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
- 401(k) plan
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
- Paid Parental Leave
- Paid Caregiver Leave
- Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
- Adoption Reimbursement
- Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
- Life and Accidental Death Insurance
- Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
- Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
- Extensive employee wellness programs
- Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
