Wifi Developer

Job Title: Wi-Fi Developer (C / Linux / Embedded Networking)

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop embedded software in C for Wi-Fi networking products and wireless platforms.

• Develop and maintain Linux kernel and user-space components for Wi-Fi–enabled embedded systems.

• Implement, enhance, and troubleshoot Wi-Fi protocols and standards including:

o IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax

o WPA2/WPA3 security

o 802.1X authentication

o Mesh

• Work on MAC layer, driver development, and integration with Wi-Fi chipsets.

• Develop and optimize wireless features such as:

o AP/STA modes

o Multi-SSID

o Band steering

o QoS

o Rate control

o Power management

• Debug wireless connectivity, throughput, latency, and interoperability issues.

• Optimize performance, memory usage, and CPU utilization for embedded Wi-Fi systems.

• Collaborate with hardware teams for board bring-up and RF/Wi-Fi chipset integration.

• Conduct unit testing, integration testing, and Wi-Fi certification validation.

• Participate in code reviews and maintain high coding standards.

• Debug and resolve issues using tools such as GDB, Wireshark, JTAG, tcpdump, and spectrum analyzers.

Required Skills:

• Strong proficiency in C programming for embedded systems.

• Hands-on experience with Linux kernel, device drivers, and system programming.

• Solid understanding of Wi-Fi architecture and 802.11 protocols.

• Experience in Wi-Fi driver development or working with wireless chipsets.

• Strong knowledge of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DHCP, ARP, DNS).

• Experience with hostapd, wpa_supplicant, or similar wireless frameworks.

• Familiarity with cross-compilation, build systems (Make, CMake), and version control (Git).

• Experience with debugging tools, protocol analyzers, and packet sniffing tools.

• Understanding of RF basics and wireless performance tuning is a plus.