Senior Embedded Firmware Developer

Senior Embedded Firmware Developer 

at Denver ,CO

Contract role 

Visa Any

W2

• Experience: 10+ Years

• Interview Mode: Webex/Video Interview followed by client evaluation

Job Summary

The selected candidate will design, develop, and maintain firmware for WiFi 6/6E/7 residential gateway/router platforms deployed at large scale. The role requires deep technical expertise, architecture-level thinking, leadership capabilities, and collaboration across firmware, cloud, test, and vendor teams.

Mandatory Skills

Please submit only candidates who have strong experience in MOST of the following areas:

• 10+ years of Embedded Linux development using C/C++

• OpenWrt development including packages, feeds, Kconfig, and patch management

• Linux kernel networking stack

• TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, NAT, MAP-T, routing protocols (RIPv2, OSPF)

• WiFi 6/6E/7 (802.11ax/be) technologies

• Qualcomm IPQ and/or Broadcom platforms

• Device tree, kernel modules, board bring-up

• Advanced troubleshooting of kernel panics, watchdogs, memory leaks, and performance issues

• Python and Shell scripting

• Technical leadership and mentoring experience

• Strong Git/GitLab workflow knowledge

Preferred Skills

Candidates with the following experience will receive priority consideration:

• OpenSync, OVSDB, Plume Cloud

• Open vSwitch (OVS)

• QCA NSS/PPE hardware acceleration

• FRR/Quagga routing frameworks

• IPSec and GRE tunneling

• DOCSIS/CPE/Broadband ISP platforms

• GitLab CI/CD

• Fleet-scale firmware deployment and rollback strategies

• Regulatory certification exposure (FCC/WiFi Alliance)

• Offshore team coordination experience

Tools & Environment

• C, C++, Shell, Python

• Qualcomm IPQ Platform

• OpenWrt / Linux Kernel

• OpenSync / OVSDB

• Buildroot / Yocto / Make / CMake

• Wireshark, tcpdump, GDB, Valgrind, perf, ftrace

• GitLab CI/CD