Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Plume is seeking a Senior Wireless Firmware Engineer to join their Core Engineering team, focusing on innovation for large-scale WiFi and broadband solutions. The role involves leading the design and development of WiFi firmware, mentoring junior engineers, and optimizing performance across embedded systems and wireless drivers.
Responsibilities
- Lead design and development of WiFi firmware and driver architecture for next-generation wireless platforms
- Own critical components of the WiFi stack and drive technical direction across projects
- Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance across firmware and driver domains
- Design, develop, and optimize WiFi firmware and low-level wireless drivers
- Work on IEEE 802.11 stack (WiFi 4/5/6/6E/7), including MAC/PHY layers
- Debug and optimize WiFi drivers with chipset/SoC vendors
- Analyze network behavior and improve performance (throughput, latency, reliability)
- Participate in full software lifecycle: design, development, testing, deployment, and support
- Troubleshoot complex system-level issues across firmware, drivers, and networking stacks
Skills
- BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field
- 8+ years of experience in embedded systems, firmware, or driver development
- Proven experience leading complex technical projects end-to-end
- Strong expertise in C/C++
- Deep experience with WiFi driver development at chipset/SoC level
- Strong understanding of Linux kernel and networking stack
- Deep knowledge of IEEE 802.11 MAC and PHY layers
- Experience with OpenWRT, RDK, or OpenSync
- Strong debugging and performance optimization skills
- Experience with Broadcom, Qualcomm, or MediaTek WiFi chipsets
- Experience with mesh networking and large-scale deployments
- Knowledge of MU-MIMO, OFDMA, beamforming, WiFi 7
- Python or scripting for automation
- Familiarity with cloud-managed networking systems
Benefits
- Bonus
- Equity
- A 401 (k) plan and a company match
- Basic life insurance
- Unparalleled health, dental, vision, and other benefits and perks
Company Overview
Plume is the creator of the first cloud-managed Wi-Fi and subscriber experience platform for Internet Service Providers. It was founded in 2015, and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://www.plume.com.