Embedded C Developer - OpenSync/OpenWrt WiFi Router with Cellular

Siri InfoSolutions Inc
Denver, CO, United States
27 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

C (Programming Language) Mobile Broadband Modems LTE (Telecommunication) Computer Networks Software Debugging Linux Memory Management Embedded C Failover Internet Protocol Security (IP SEC) IPv4 IPv6
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Virtual Private Networks (VPN) Network Security Linux Kernel Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) Network Interface Routing Package Management Systems X.509 Software Engineering System Programming Wi-Fi Technology Network Routers Git Openwrt Event Driven Architecture Gitlab-ci

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Embedded C Developer with strong expertise in Linux, OpenWrt, OpenSync, WiFi routers, Linux networking, and cellular modem integration., + MQTT telemetry

  • OpenSync Managers
  • Strong experience with cellular modem integration, including:
  • AT commands
  • QMI/MBIM
  • rmnet/wwan interfaces
  • Network interface management
  • LTE/5G connectivity and failover
  • Strong understanding of Linux networking, including:
  • Routing tables and metrics
  • Netfilter
  • Bridge interfaces
  • IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack
  • Neighbor Discovery
  • DHCPv4/DHCPv6
  • SLAAC
  • IPv6 Prefix Delegation
  • Understanding of TLS and secure provisioning, including:
  • TLS handshake
  • Mutual authentication
  • X.509 certificates
  • Certificate chain validation
  • Knowledge of networking security and tunneling technologies:
  • GRE
  • IPsec
  • VPN overlays
  • Secure encapsulation for cloud-managed traffic
  • Experience with event-loop frameworks such as libev, libuv, or similar.
  • Proficiency with embedded/Linux debugging tools:
  • GDB
  • strace
  • tcpdump
  • Kernel logs
  • Serial console
  • Experience with Git, GitLab CI/CD, and cross-compilation toolchains.
  • Understanding of WiFi standards, including 802.11ax/802.11be and wireless driver configuration.

Top Skills

  1. Embedded C Development on Linux/OpenWrt + C programming + Linux internals + Debugging + IPC + Event-driven software design

  2. OpenSync/OpenWrt Platform Development + OpenSync Managers + OVSDB + UCI + MQTT + OpenWrt build system

  3. Linux Networking & LTE/5G Cellular Integration + Routing + IPv4/IPv6 + Network failover + QMI/MBIM + Cellular modem management + GRE/IPsec

Requirements

  • 5+ years of hands-on Embedded C development on Linux-based platforms.
  • Strong proficiency in C programming, including:
  • Pointers and memory management
  • IPC mechanisms
  • Event-driven architectures
  • Linux system programming
  • Hands-on experience with OpenWrt, including:
  • OpenWrt build system
  • Package management
  • UCI configuration
  • JFFS2/SquashFS overlay filesystems
  • Experience with OpenSync or similar cloud-managed CPE frameworks.
  • Knowledge of:
  • OVSDB

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