Onsite Principal Software Engineering

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About the role

  • Software Engineer in a strategic initiative to transform broadband device software development, developing innovative solutions for broadband gateways serving millions of customers.

Responsibilities

  • Join a strategic initiative to transform our broadband device software development organization
  • Contribute to the development of high-quality, innovative software for the next generation of broadband gateways serving 15 million+ customers
  • Leverage your expertise to drive technical excellence, integrate AI solutions, and champion a quality-first approach to software delivery
  • Help differentiate our software in a highly competitive market
  • 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
  • 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

  • 7+ years of experience in embedded software development
  • 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
  • Knowledge 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
  • 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
  • Track record of creating innovative solutions and new applications through the design, development, and coding for innovative Consumer and business applications.
  • Bachelors degree (BS/AA) desired in Computer Science or equivalent.

Benefits

  • Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
  • 401(k) plan
  • Tuition reimbursement program
  • Paid Time Off and Holidays (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.

Job title

Principal Software Engineering

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$174,100 - $261,100 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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