Director – Technology / Engineering – Residential Gateways, Embedded Platforms & Wireless

AT&T; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,200,000 - 7,200,000; Full time

Job summary

AT&T is seeking a Director of Technology/Engineering to lead the strategy, architecture, execution, and delivery of next-generation residential gateway platforms in India. This role covers embedded firmware, prplOS/OpenWrt-based platforms, Linux wireless, device management, and carrier-grade software reliability.

You will partner with product, architecture, platform engineering, quality, operations, vendors, and senior leadership to translate business priorities into scalable technology outcomes

Qualifications

• 15+ years in technology/embedded software with 5+ years in engineering leadership.
• Strong background in broadband, telecom, networking, or carrier-grade platforms.
• Proven experience leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of C/C++, embedded Linux, OpenWrt/prplOS, firmware architecture.
• Deep knowledge of L2/L3 networking, Wi-Fi architecture, Linux wireless stack.
• Experience with TR-181, USP/TR-369 and remote device management.
• Delivery leadership across architecture, development, testing, release, and production support.
• Engineering excellence in SDLC, CI/CD, observability, security, and reliability.
• Stakeholder management and data-driven decision making at senior levels.
• Bachelor’s degree; advanced degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive long-term technology roadmap for residential gateway software platforms.
• Lead engineers, architects, and senior engineers across embedded firmware, wireless, networking, and platform teams.
• Own architectural direction for prplOS/OpenWrt-based platforms and SoC abstraction.
• Oversee end-to-end engineering delivery from requirements to production support.
• Provide strategic oversight for Wi‑Fi 6E/7 and Linux wireless stack.
• Establish engineering standards for code quality, tests, observability, and performance.
• Drive CI/CD, release governance, and defect management.
• Collaborate with product, security, operations, and external partners to ensure scalable solutions.
• Manage vendor relationships and technology partnerships.
• Plan workforce, hiring, budgeting, and succession for the tech org.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Embedded systems

C/C++

Networking concepts

Stakeholder management

Cloud/CI/CD awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE/IT

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

OpenWrt/prplOS

Docker-based embedded services

Linux (hostapd/wpa_supplicant)

SoC integration

TR-181/USP/TR-369

Job description

Job Title: Director – Technology / Engineering – Residential Gateways, Embedded Platforms & Wireless

We are looking for a Director of Technology / Engineering to lead the strategy, architecture, execution, and delivery of next-generation residential gateway platforms. This role will own the technical roadmap across embedded firmware, prplOS/OpenWrt-based platforms, Linux wireless, broadband device management, networking, containerization, and carrier-grade software reliability.

The Director will partner closely with product, architecture, platform engineering, quality, operations, vendors, and senior leadership to translate business priorities into scalable technology outcomes. The ideal candidate combines deep embedded systems expertise with strong engineering leadership, program execution discipline, stakeholder management, and the ability to build high-performing global teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Technology Strategy & Roadmap: Define and drive the long-term technology roadmap for residential gateway software platforms, ensuring alignment with business priorities, product strategy, customer commitments, and evolving broadband technology standards.
• Engineering Leadership: Lead, mentor, and develop managers, architects, technical leads, and senior engineers across embedded firmware, wireless, networking, platform, QA, and automation functions.
• Architecture Governance: Own architectural direction for scalable, hardware-agnostic gateway platforms leveraging prplOS/OpenWrt, SoC abstraction, Linux networking, device management, containerized services, and lifecycle management.
• Execution & Delivery: Oversee end-to-end engineering delivery from requirements and architecture through development, validation, release, deployment, and production support.
• Wireless & Broadband Platform Leadership: Provide strategic oversight for Wi‑Fi 6E/Wi‑Fi 7, Linux wireless stack, hostapd, wpa_supplicant, iw, TR-181, USP/TR-369, L2/L3 networking, routing, bridging, and packet forwarding capabilities.
• Quality, Reliability & Performance: Establish engineering standards for code quality, test automation, unit testing, performance profiling, memory optimization, stability, observability, and carrier-grade reliability.
• Operational Excellence: Drive continuous improvement across engineering processes, CI/CD practices, release governance, defect management, incident response, technical debt reduction, and productivity metrics.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate with product, program management, architecture, security, operations, customer-facing teams, and external partners to ensure technology solutions are scalable, secure, cost-effective, and commercially viable.
• Vendor & Ecosystem Management: Manage strategic relationships with silicon vendors, software partners, open-source communities, and technology suppliers to influence roadmaps and resolve complex integration challenges.
• People, Budget & Resource Planning: Own workforce planning, hiring, capability development, budget inputs, resource allocation, and succession planning for the technology organization.

Must-Have Requirements

• Experience: 15+ years of technology, embedded software, platform engineering, or telecom/networking product development experience, including 5+ years in engineering leadership roles.
• Domain Expertise: Strong background in broadband, telecom, networking, residential gateways, embedded Linux, connected devices, or carrier‑grade platform software.
• Leadership Scale: Proven experience leading multi‑disciplinary engineering teams, managers, architects, and senior technical contributors across complex product portfolios.
• Embedded Platform Knowledge: Strong understanding of C/C++, embedded Linux, OpenWrt/prplOS, firmware architecture, SoC integration, hardware abstraction, and platform lifecycle management.
• Networking & Wireless: Deep knowledge of L2/L3 networking concepts, routing, bridging, Wi‑Fi architecture, Linux wireless stack, and broadband connectivity standards.
• Device Management: Strong working knowledge of TR-181, USP/TR-369, remote device management, telemetry, provisioning, and carrier operations requirements.
• Delivery Leadership: Demonstrated success delivering complex technology programs across architecture, development, testing, release, and production support.
• Engineering Excellence: Experience establishing best practices for SDLC, automation, CI/CD, test strategy, code quality, observability, performance profiling, security, and reliability.
• Stakeholder Management: Ability to influence senior leaders, product stakeholders, vendors, customers, and distributed engineering teams through clear communication and data-driven decision‑making.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline; advanced degree preferred.

Good-to-Have Requirements

• Hands‑on experience with prplOS, prpl Foundation ecosystem, OpenWrt ubus, iMTP, Docker‑based embedded services, or prpl LCM.
• Experience working with Broadcom, MaxLinear, Qualcomm, or similar residential gateway SoC platforms.
• Exposure to Wi‑Fi 7, EasyMesh, multi‑AP architectures, cloud‑managed CPE, telemetry platforms, or large‑scale broadband device fleets.
• Experience contributing to open‑source ecosystems or working with standards bodies, silicon vendors, OEMs, ODMs, or telecom operators.
• Certifications or formal training in technology leadership, agile delivery, cybersecurity, cloud platforms, product management, or program management.

Leadership Expectations

• Set a clear technical vision and translate it into measurable engineering outcomes.
• Build a culture of ownership, accountability, innovation, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Develop strong technical leaders and succession depth across the organization.
• Balance strategic thinking with the ability to dive deep into complex technical and operational issues when required.
• Communicate effectively with executive stakeholders, engineering teams, partners, and customer‑facing groups.

Weekly Hours

40

Time Type

Regular

Location

Bangalore, India, Hyderabad, India

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