4 days ago
Hyderābād, IndiaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Own architecture and design for EasyMesh, Wi-Fi optimization, remote and local controllers, backhaul management, steering, onboarding, and metrics across RDK-B, prplOS, OpenWRT, and OpenSync.
- Break large features into sequenced work and produce design documents, feature matrices, and validation reports.
- Maintain the RDK-B Yocto layer and patch framework, lead quarterly rebases, and keep gateway and extender reference builds healthy.
- Close TR-181 data-model gaps exposed through USP, UBus, and RBus, including Wi-Fi DataElements, DHCP, and DNS.
- Deliver WPS, Wi-Fi EasyConnect, DPP, and backhaul onboarding with WPA3/SAE, 6 GHz, and Wi-Fi 7 MLO support.
- Triage and fix mesh, IPv6, routing, firmware-upgrade, CPU, and memory-regression blockers using measured before-and-after data.
- Upstream fixes to RDK Central, PrplOS, and OpenWRT, evaluate community contributions, and contribute to prplOS/prplMesh and OpenSync porting work.
- Review code, mentor engineers, and collaborate with QA, program management, and regional architects.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience building embedded Linux or networking firmware, including 4+ years working on Wi-Fi or broadband CPE software.
- Strong C and C++ skills in Linux user space plus shell scripting, with experience debugging targets using gdb, core dumps, /proc, and packet captures.
- Hands-on experience with RDK-B, including CCSP components, RBus, OneWifi, WebConfig, Yocto, and BitBake builds, plus experience with PrplOS.
- Deep knowledge of 802.11, hostapd, wpa_supplicant, 802.11k/v/r, BTM, WPA3/SAE, 6 GHz, and MLO.
- Working knowledge of EasyMesh and IEEE 1905.1, including topology discovery, TLVs, controller and agent state machines, and backhaul.
- Experience with TR-181 and USP/TR-369; TR-069 experience is a plus.
- Strong IP networking knowledge covering IPv4/IPv6 dual stack, DHCPv4/v6, router advertisements, routing, netfilter/iptables, and QoS.
- Track record of taking features from spike to GA and producing written designs that other engineers can implement.
- Fluency with Git, GitHub pull-request workflows, quilt-style patch management, and Jenkins CI.
Benefits
- Work-from-office/in-office role based in Hyderabad, India.
About Plume
Plume builds a cloud-managed, hardware-agnostic Wi‑Fi and subscriber-experience platform used by communications service providers. Delivered as SaaS, it converts in-home device data into network optimization, security, smart home services, and operational analytics that improve care and reduce churn. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Palo Alto, it is used by 450+ ISPs, including Charter, Liberty Global, Bell, Jio, and J:COM.