Senior Principal Engineer – Wireless Access Points experience is preferred**

The role

The Senior Principal Engineer will lead the architecture, design, and development of next-generation Enterprise Wireless Access Point solutions. This role involves defining software architecture for Wi-Fi 6, 6E, and Wi-Fi 7 access points and bridging silicon firmware with cloud management platforms.

What you will do

• Own the software architecture, design, and delivery of advanced Wi-Fi features from silicon SDK integration to cloud-managed provisioning systems.
• Design and develop advanced features utilizing Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E, and Wi-Fi 7 standards.
• Architect and implement wireless application features including Wi-Fi Mesh, NAN, 802.11mc/az, and advanced enterprise roaming.
• Partner with Wi-Fi chipset vendors for SDK integration, firmware customization, performance tuning, and hardware platform enablement.
• Design, optimize, and deliver cloud-managed and firewall-managed capabilities.
• Ensure seamless data path orchestration between AP firmware, local security firewalls, and cloud management dashboards.

Required qualifications

• Strong Wi-Fi Access Point product development experience with a deep understanding of IEEE 802.11 standards (a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) and wireless security protocols (WPA2/WPA3 Enterprise).
• Hands-on experience developing core firmware/wireless applications for Wi-Fi Mesh, NAN, 802.11mc, 802.11az, and seamless roaming (802.11k, 802.11v, 802.11r).
• Expert knowledge of Embedded Linux, Linux kernel internals, device drivers, hostapd, wpa_supplicant, and system-level debugging.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ development for resource-constrained embedded networking platforms.
• Strong networking background including TCP/IP, routing, switching, VLANs, QoS, and enterprise network protocols.
• Practical knowledge of network security integrations such as firewall systems, IDS/IPS, threat detection, and policy enforcement at the AP level.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of Deep Packet Inspection (DPI), malware detection, sandboxing, and Software-Defined Networking (SDN) in large-scale wireless deployments.
• Direct experience with cloud-managed networking platforms, telemetry/analytics collection, and DevOps/automation frameworks.
• Solid understanding of RF concepts including DFS, dynamic channel planning, interference mitigation, and automated performance optimization.
• Exposure to AI/ML applications in wireless networking for predictive performance optimization, Wi-Fi analytics, or anomaly detection.
• Prior technical leadership or architecture ownership experience shipping commercial carrier-grade or enterprise-grade networking products.
• Wireless Access Points experience is preferred

About the company

SonicWall has delivered a partner-first unified cybersecurity portfolio for more than 30 years. The company helps SMBs, MSPs, and IT teams consolidate network security, endpoint security, security service edge (SSE), and threat response.