2 months ago
Bengaluru, IndiaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Develop and integrate prplMesh components across Qualcomm, Broadcom, and MediaTek-based SoCs.
- Develop system services, network stacks, WiFi mesh features, and App/Web GUI configuration interfaces.
- Apply AI-centric design practices using Prompt, Context, and Harness engineering.
- Interface with mesh APIs, WiFi drivers, and the 1905.1 protocol stack.
- Implement configuration and telemetry reporting through App and Web GUIs.
- Partner with hardware teams to validate radio performance and mesh stability.
- Provide technical leadership across networking, mesh, and control-panel development.
- Conduct functional and performance testing, resolve bugs, and support customer escalations.
- Contribute to 802.11, Bluetooth, Thread, or Matter platform development as applicable.
Requirements
- 10+ years of embedded Linux development experience using C/C++, Shell, Python, and Lua.
- Familiarity with Qualcomm, Broadcom, and MediaTek QSDK, OpenWrt, or Yocto-based systems.
- Strong knowledge of wireless networking, 802.11 standards, mesh networking, QoS, Linux kernel and user-space interactions, and router or gateway network functions.
- Working knowledge of bridging, Ethernet, VLAN, TCP/UDP, IPv4/IPv6, DHCP, NAT, DNS, routing protocols, firewalling, iptables/nftables, and traffic shaping.
- Experience with 802.11 platforms and prplOS/prplMesh architecture and development.
- Experience profiling WiFi performance using RSSI/SNR metrics, DFS, AWGN, and channel steering.
- Experience with EasyMesh or vendor-specific mesh platforms is preferred.
- Working knowledge of Web and App interface integration and development is preferred.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, collaboration, independent-work, and quality-focused skills.
About NETGEAR
NETGEAR builds consumer and SMB networking hardware and services—Wi‑Fi routers and mesh systems, Ethernet switches, modems, and network-attached storage—with cloud management and security subscriptions. It sells through retail, online, and channel partners, and works with internet service providers. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in San Jose, California, NETGEAR is a public company traded on NASDAQ (NTGR) with global distribution across home, business, and service-provider markets.