Senior Staff Software Engineer

What You Will Do:
Architect and drive end-to-end delivery of the TR-369 (USP) cloud controller - including agent lifecycle management, data model design (Device:2/TR-181), MQTT/WebSocket transport, and secure session handling.
Define and own the firmware architecture strategy across RDK-B, PrplOS, and OpenSync, ensuring coherence across chipset platforms and operator customizations.
Lead the design and integration of WiFi 6/6E/7 features: band steering, roaming(802.11r/k/v), channel optimization, interference mitigation, and QoS policies.
Establish engineering standards and best practices for cloud-to-CPE interactions -spanning provisioning, configuration management, telemetry, and OTA firmware updates.
Collaborate with security teams to ensure end-to-end hardening across the TR-369 control plane, firmware supply chain, and device authentication (mTLS, X.509).
Serve as the primary technical escalation point for complex integration issues involving chipset vendors, ODM/OEM partners, and service provider customizations.
Conduct rigorous design reviews and drive consensus on architectural trade-offs across distributed teams.
Mentor and grow senior engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and pragmatic problem-solving.
Partner with product and program management to translate roadmap requirements into clear engineering milestones with well-understood risk.

What We Are Looking For:
12+ years of software engineering experience, with 5+ years in embedded systems, networking, or cloud-device platform engineering.
Deep, hands-on expertise with TR-369 (USP) - agent/controller implementation, USP record handling, data model (TR-181/Device:2), and transports (MQTT, WebSocket, STOMP).
Strong proficiency in OpenSync and one or more of RDK-B or PrplOS, including build systems (Yocto/BitBake, CMake), package management, and BSP integration.
Solid grounding in WiFi protocols and 802.11 standards (802.11ax/be, 802.11r/k/v), RF fundamentals, and the Linux wireless stack (nl80211/cfg80211).
Experience with cloud controller architectures at scale - microservices, event-driven systems, device shadow/state management, and fleet telemetry pipelines.
Proficiency in C/C++ (firmware) and one or more of Go, Python, or Java (cloud services).
Strong understanding of networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, IPv6,TR-069/CWMP, and home gateway architectures.
Proven track record of leading complex cross-functional technical initiatives from inception to production.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills - comfortable presenting architectural decisions to executive and technical audiences alike.

Preferred:
Prior experience at a managed WiFi or CPE platform company
Familiarity with Broadband Forum specifications beyond TR-369 (TR-069, TR-098, TR-143,TR-471).
Experience with chipset vendor SDKs (Qualcomm, MediaTek, MaxLinear, Broadcom) and HAL abstraction layers.
Knowledge of container/virtualization approaches on CPE (Docker on OpenWRT, LXC, RDK app framework).
Experience contributing to formal standards bodies (Broadband Forum, Wi-Fi Alliance, IEEE 802.11 working groups).