Extreme Networks

Distinguished Engineer – Wireless Architecture

Extreme Networks

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: CaliforniaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $260,000 - $275,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Drive innovation, influence product strategy, and lead the architecture and design across our wireless portfolio spanning enterprise and hybrid cloud-managed deployments.
  • Lead the architecture and design of high-performance wireless systems, including access points, controllers, edge platforms, and cloud-managed wireless infrastructure.
  • Establish architecture principles and technical standards that guide wireless platform development across hardware, firmware, RF, and cloud software teams.
  • Lead the integration of AI/ML into the wireless edge, enabling autonomous RF optimization, predictive network analytics, and self-healing wireless environments.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to senior engineers and cross-functional teams.
  • Influence the evolution of next-generation wireless standards through participation in industry bodies such as IEEE 802.11, Wi-Fi Alliance, and WBA.
  • Partner with product and executive leadership to define multi-year technology roadmaps for wireless platforms.
  • Collaborate with product management to translate customer and market requirements into technical architecture.
  • Drive innovation in RF optimization, spectrum management, AI-driven wireless network optimization, large-scale wireless automation, and wireless security.
  • Work closely with strategic customers and partners to solve their wireless challenges and help them with technology migration or large-scale deployments.
  • Lead technical investigations and architectural solutions for performance, scalability, and reliability in large-scale wireless deployments.
  • Represent the company through technical publications, patents, standards contributions, and conference presentations.

Requirements

  • 15+ years of experience in wireless networking or telecommunications engineering.
  • Deep expertise in Wi-Fi technologies (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) and wireless protocols.
  • Strong understanding of RF engineering, antenna design, and wireless performance optimization.
  • Experience using modern AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate software development, code analysis, debugging, and documentation.
  • Strong background in network protocols (TCP/IP, routing, switching, QoS).
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional architecture initiatives.
  • Experience influencing technical strategy at organization level.
  • Expert in C/C++/Python and real-time software design.
  • Working knowledge of containerization and cloud-native technologies.
  • Experience with Linux/FreeBSD kernel, routing stacks and development tools.
Benefits
  • Salary based on qualifications, experience and region up to USD 275000 plus benefits.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
Wi-Fi technologieswireless protocolsRF engineeringantenna designwireless performance optimizationCC++Pythonnetwork protocolsreal-time software design
Soft Skills
technical leadershipmentorshipcross-functional collaborationinfluenceinnovation