Title:  Principal Software Engineer

Everyone communicates. It’s the essence of the human experience. How we communicate is evolving. Technology is reshaping the way we live, learn and thrive. The epicenter of this transformation is the network—our passion.

At Ruckus Networks, a Commscope company, we are constantly re-defining connectivity to create a smarter, simpler, more connected world. We are a pioneer in the wireless infrastructure market, enabling carriers and enterprises to stay ahead of the exploding demand for high-bandwidth applications and services.

Roles & Responsibilities:

The candidate is responsible for building Wi-Fi Access Point Controller/Gateway related Software. The Controller/Gateway development includes AAA interfaces - Radius, Communication Frameworks – Websockets, MQTT, kofka, NATS Pub/Sub, Tunnelling protocols – L2oGRE, SSH, Open VPN, and other protocol knowledge TCP/IP, UDP and Unix domain sockets. Design, Development and resolving technical issues observed by team, QA and customer support engineers in Controller/Gateway area.

Candidates having expertise in any two out of the following three areas

• Wi-Fi Standards includes 802.1x(EAP-SIM, EAP-AKA), 802.11(Open, WISPr, WEB Auth etc), HotSpot 2.0
• Hands-on Free Radius code, understanding the internals.
• Understanding Webscokets, MQTT, Tunnelling protocols L2oGRE, SSH
• Internals of TCP/IP, UDP, SCTP, Unix Domain Sockets, LDAP, AD
• Cloud environments – Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and troubleshoot technical features related to skills mentioned above with Control state machine deployed.
• Customize, Enhance applications on top of Free Radius for different authentication mechanisms mentioned.
• Analyse existing code and instrument custom code as required to add new features to the Controller/Gateway product line, diagnose and resolve issues related to functionality, interoperability, and stability.
• Analyse and improve performance of current Controller/Gateway applications
• Rapid development, quickly responding to needs of customer trials to win major accounts
• Work closely with QA engineers, Customer Support Teams for the supporting our deployment issues

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of work experience in developing controller/gateway software for wireless networking platforms
• C/C++ SW development expertise & Knowledge of different Linux platforms
• Solid understanding of bridging, routing, and network protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, UDP, DHCP, ARP, DNS, NAT, STP)
• Strong knowledge of 802.1x, 802.11 wireless protocols, including message exchanges with AAA/HLR with mobility and roaming.
• Strong knowledge of Object-Oriented Design and Methodologies, and design patterns
• Strong problem-solving skills & Excellent written and oral communication skills
• BTech/MTech, BS/MS in EE or CS

Soft Skills

• Understanding the big picture and discerning its high level details
• Ability to identify development dependencies
• Ability to grasp new, cutting-edge technologies, evaluate and test out alternatives
• Excellent technical communication skills with English, in both speaking and writing
• Strong work field and collaboration spirit. Ability to quickly read, understand and explain technical topics to the team Independent, flexible to changes.

Our dynamic work environment attracts forward-thinking, hardworking, and caring people who strive to build what’s next. We provide our employees with opportunities where they can innovate and build, while growing and developing their careers. We thrive with change and know the value diversity plays in bringing forth new insights and generating better solutions.

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