Staff WiFi Engineer

About the role

We’re looking for WiFi experts to design and develop WiFi software in our Linux-based networking system, aiming to create the best connectivity experience found in any car. You’ll work on a breakthrough new system for vehicle software and communications, collaborating closely with hardware, application, and cloud teams to meet tough power, signal, and reliability requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop WiFi software for a Linux-based networking system in vehicles.
• Collaborate with hardware teams to meet power, signal, and reliability requirements.
• Work with application and cloud teams to ensure end-to-end reliability and performance.
• Triage and debug end-to-end WiFi issues, including packet capture, latency characterization, and analysis of connection and roaming failures.
• Design and implement features at the junction of the WiFi stack and operating system/user features, such as configuration management, network configuration, power management, or tethering.

Requirements

• Proficiency in Linux/POSIX systems and networking fundamentals across the stack—from drivers through applications.
• Experience shipping software at the intersection of the WiFi stack and operating system/user features (e.g., configuration management, network configuration, power management, or tethering).
• Familiarity with userspace services that configure and operate WiFi, such as wpa_supplicant, cfg80211/nl80211, hostap, NetworkManager, or ConnMan.
• Strong debugging skills, including packet capture, latency analysis, and troubleshooting connection and roaming failures.
• Proficiency in at least one of the following languages: C, C++, or Java.
• BS/MS/PhD in computer science or electrical engineering (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of software development experience.
• A deep drive to make WiFi work perfectly, regardless of hardware or environmental conditions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience collaborating with radio and operating system vendors to debug issues.
• Experience with Android WiFi and connectivity.
• Work with WiFi interoperability across protocol generations, security, and roaming standards.
• Ability to build power-aware systems by balancing reliability and power consumption via scanning/roaming policies and suspend/resume behavior, supported by experience measuring power consumption.
• Experience with lab/field testers, test automation, and certification/interoperability efforts.
• Knowledge of systems that can affect WiFi performance, such as Bluetooth coexistence at the OS level.
• Understanding of layer 1 and layer 2 issues that impact performance.
• Ability to collaborate with hardware engineers to debug antenna and power issues.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $190,000 to $290,000. The actual base salary will vary based on factors relevant to the position. This range may not apply to roles located outside of the California Bay Area.

Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
• Retirement savings plan.
• Sickness and accident benefits.
• Life insurance.
• Paid vacation and holidays.
• Tuition assistance programs.
• Employee assistance program.
• GM vehicle discounts.
• Relocation benefits (if eligible).

Schedule

This role is based remotely, but if the selected candidate lives within a specific mile radius of a GM hub, they may be expected to report to the location three times a week (or as dictated by their manager).