What are the responsibilities and job description for the Embedded Firmware Developer with Wifi and OpenWRT experience - W2 Contract position at HPTech Inc.?
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