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Senior Network Software Engineer - Wireless Data Plane

Tarana Wireless

Tarana Wireless

Software Engineering
San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted on Tuesday, August 22, 2023
You will be working on design, development and integration of critical elements for the network stack of our wireless communication systems including data plane, control plane, security and remote/cloud management. You need to have the ability to lead features to their completion, to understand issues and come up with optimal solutions to resolve them. You should be passionate and excited to learn continuously and collaborate with other team members.

Job Responsibilities

  • Designing and implementing network services for various aspects point-to-multipoint wireless access systems such as authentication, encryption, QoS, packet forwarding
  • Advanced packet forwarding, routing, bridging, switching, VLANs, ethernet services, ethernet OA&M
  • Designing services with considerations for scalability, de-centralized management, resilience, interoperability with customer networks.
  • Implementing device management - configuration, software upgrades, CLI, web GUI etc
  • Building support for power on self-tests, network fault diagnostics, event logging, statistics collection and fault isolation/analysis
  • Implementing scalable network/cloud management and provisioning frameworks
  • Previous experience in embedded software development for carrier and/or enterprise product telecom is a plus.

Required Skills And Experience

  • BS in Computer Science/Engineering with at least 8-10 years’ of relevant experience or MS and PhD preferred with at least 3-5 years’ of relevant experience
  • Advanced knowledge of computer networks (TCP/IP), protocols, Internet architecture
  • Deep understanding of UNIX-style operating systems (IPC, multi-threading etc)
  • Experience in socket, network, and systems programming in C/C++
  • Strong and proven capabilities in debugging and troubleshooting on UNIX-style operating systems
  • Strong C++ programming experience is a plus.
  • Strong skills with scripting languages (Python, bash, etc.) and web development technologies are a plus.
  • Experience with version control systems, collaboration tools (wikis, ticket systems)

Expertise in at least one of the following areas:

  • Network/cloud management systems and configuration/provisioning/administration systems (SNMP, Yang Models, NetConf, LDAP, HTTP, OpenFlow, TR-69)
  • Advanced authentication, security, encapsulation and tunnelling technologies (IPSec, 802.1x etc)
  • MAC and network-layer implementation of 802.11, WiMax, LTE or other OFDM standards.

Since our founding in 2009, we’ve been on a mission to accelerate the pace of bringing fast and affordable internet access — and all the benefits it provides — to the 90% of the world’s households who can’t get it. Through a decade of R&D and more than $400M of investment, we’ve created an entirely unique next-generation fixed wireless access technology, powering our first commercial platform, Gigabit 1 (G1). It delivers a game-changing advance in broadband economics in both mainstream and underserved markets, using either licensed or unlicensed spectrum. G1 started production in mid 2021 and has now been installed by over 160 service providers globally. We’re headquartered in Milpitas, California, with additional research and development in Pune, India.

G1 has been developed by an incredibly talented and pioneering core technical team. We are looking for more world-class problem solvers who can carry on our tradition of customer obsession and ground-breaking innovation. We’re well funded, growing incredibly quickly, maintaining a superb results-focused culture while we’re at it, and all grooving on the positive difference we are making for people all over the planet. If you want to help make a real difference in this world, apply now!