Senior Software Engineer - Networking

We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer - Networking. This role involves technical ownership, hands-on design, and active participation across different stages of network and cloud software development.

Experience shipping working products in the networking/telecom/embedded domain is essential. We don’t just build next-gen wireless technology—we build people.

About taranawireless

• Join the Team That's Redefining Wireless Technology At Tarana, we're more than just a fast-growing tech company—we’re a team of bold innovators on a mission to revolutionize broadband.
• Our groundbreaking Fixed Wireless Access technology is delivering fiber-class internet speeds worldwide, bridging the digital divide in ways previously thought impossible.
• Tarana and help shape the future of wireless connectivity.
• Us Tarana’s mission is to accelerate the deployment of fast, affordable, and reliable internet access around the world.
• Through a decade of R&D and over $400M of investment, the Tarana team has created and continues to enhance a suite of next-generation fixed wireless access (ngFWA) technologies.
• Its unique ngFWA platform delivers game-changing advances in broadband economics in mainstream and underserved markets, using both licensed and unlicensed spectrum.
• Tarana’s ngFWA technology has been embraced by more than 300 service providers in 24 countries.
• Tarana is headquartered in Milpitas, California, with additional research and development in Pune, India.
• Learn more at .

Responsibilities

• You will be designing, developing, and integrating critical elements for the network stack of our wireless communication systems, including data plane, control plane, security, and remote/cloud management: Data Plane & Packet Processing: Design and implement Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking features, packet forwarding, routing, bridging, switching, VLAN architectures, traffic management/classification, and SLA enforcement.
• Implement software interfaces for underlying hardware devices (ASIC/FPGA), switch management, configuration engines, alarms, diagnostics, and WebUI/CLI backends.
• Build network security services, including authentication, encryption, encapsulation, and tunneling (e.g., IPSec, CAPWAP, 802.1x).
• Implement scalable network and cloud management frameworks for device provisioning, event logging, telemetry collection, and automated fault isolation/analysis.
• Design decentralized network services with a focus on scalability, resilience, high availability, and interoperability with customer networks.

Requirements

• The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of networking, software development best practices, and a passion for driving innovation.
• B.E./B.Tech./M.E./M.Tech./MS in Computer Science/Engineering with at least 7+ years of relevant software development experience, OR MS/PhD with at least 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong experience in socket, network, and systems programming using C or C++ on UNIX-style operating systems (IPC, multi-threading).
• Advanced knowledge of computer networks (TCP/IP), Internet architecture, and core protocols (e.g., IGMP, DHCP, OSPF, BGP).
• Expertise in packet forwarding, routing, bridging, switching, VLANs, Ethernet services, and Ethernet OA&M. Familiarity with network/cloud management and configuration/provisioning systems (e.g., YANG Models, gRPC, NETCONF, SNMP, TR-69, HTTP, OpenFlow).
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills, with a proven ability to drive complex issues to closure.
• Previous experience in embedded software development for carrier and/or enterprise telecom products is a big plus.

Preferred

• Strong C++ or Go programming experience; proficiency with scripting languages (Python, Bash).
• Experience using AI tools/agents across the software development lifecycle (from requirements analysis to field debugging).
• Background in MAC or network-layer implementations of 802.11, LTE, or other OFDM wireless standards.