SonicWall

Software Dev Staff Engineer – Wireless Software Development, WLAN

SonicWall

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: India

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

Linux

About the role

  • Lead integration, optimization, and troubleshooting of Wireless LAN kernel drivers for NGFW platforms.
  • Design and enhance wireless and dataplane components to meet high‑performance and low‑latency requirements.
  • Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to drive delivery of features, improvements, and system‑level enhancements.
  • Own complex debugging, performance analysis, and root‑cause investigations across WLAN and networking subsystems.
  • Prototype and evaluate new technologies, contributing to next‑gen NGFW capabilities and product innovation.
  • Influence architectural decisions, performance strategies, and long‑term technical direction for wireless and dataplane systems.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience in C/C++ systems‑level development for embedded or networking platforms
  • Strong background in Wireless LAN technologies with hands‑on experience in Linux WLAN kernel drivers and 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax standards.
  • Solid understanding of WLAN security mechanisms including WPA2/WPA3, 802.1X, MAC filtering, and access‑control workflows.
  • Good knowledge of L2/L3 networking fundamentals such as VLANs, ACLs, routing basics, and SNMP.
  • Experience with dataplane/fast‑path technologies (DPDK, ODP, or similar) is a strong advantage.
  • Strong grasp of OS internals, concurrency, memory management, and networking stack behavior.
  • Proven ability to debug, optimize, and diagnose complex performance‑critical issues.
  • Effective communication and collaboration skills across engineering teams.
Benefits
  • SonicWall is an equal opportunity employer.
  • We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are an equal opportunity employer.
  • All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
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Hard Skills & Tools
C/C++Wireless LAN technologiesLinux WLAN kernel drivers802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax standardsWLAN security mechanismsWPA2WPA3802.1XL2/L3 networking fundamentalsdataplane technologies
Soft Skills
effective communicationcollaboration skillsdebuggingperformance analysisroot-cause investigation