Software Engineering Technical Leader

Meet the Team 

The Cisco Wireless Feature & System Engineering team builds end-to-end wireless capabilities across access points, controllers, and cloud-managed platforms. We design features that span device software, control planes, and management systems to deliver seamless, secure, and high-performance enterprise Wi-Fi.

Your Impact 

As a Technical Lead, you will drive architecture and technical direction for radio software across multiple platforms. You will ensure seamless integration between firmware, drivers, and system layers while enabling advanced Wi-Fi features.

• Define architecture for radio firmware and driver subsystems
• Lead cross-functional efforts to deliver complex Wi-Fi features
• Drive system-level design across firmware, driver, and networking layers
• Work with chipset vendors on roadmap alignment and technical issues
• Guide debugging of the most complex wireless system issues
• Mentor engineers and influence engineering practices across teams
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted development practices across the team

Minimum Qualifications

• BE/BTech with 10+ Years of experience or ME/MTech with 8+ Years of experience in wireless systems or embedded software
• Deep expertise in 802.11 protocols and wireless system design
• Strong understanding of firmware, drivers, and system architecture
• Proven ability to lead cross-team technical initiatives
• Strong debugging and system-level problem-solving skills
• Experience influencing architecture and technical direction

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with upstream driver contributions
• Experience working deeply with chipset vendors
• Strong knowledge of wireless performance tuning and RF systems

#wirelesshiring 

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