Senior Software Engineer - Wireless Software Development (WLAN) - 8+ yrs

SonicWall; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A cybersecurity company based in Maharashtra seeks a skilled software engineer to lead the integration and optimization of Wireless LAN kernel drivers for NextGen firewall platforms. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in C/C++ systems development, strong knowledge of Wireless LAN technologies, and solid understanding of WLAN security mechanisms. This role requires effective collaboration with cross-functional teams and contributes to the innovation of advanced security solutions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in C/C++ systems level development for embedded or networking platforms.
• Strong background in Wireless LAN technologies.
• Solid understanding of WLAN security mechanisms including WPA2/WPA3.
• Good knowledge of L2/L3 networking fundamentals such as VLANs and ACLs.
• Experience with data plane technologies is a strong advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration, optimization, and troubleshooting of Wireless LAN kernel drivers.
• Design and enhance wireless and data plane components.
• Collaborate with teams to drive delivery of features and improvements.
• Own complex debugging, performance analysis, and root cause investigations.
• Prototype and evaluate new technologies for product innovation.
• Influence architectural decisions and technical direction.

Skills

C/C++ systems level development

Wireless LAN technologies

Linux WLAN kernel drivers

WLAN security mechanisms

L2/L3 networking fundamentals

Debugging complex performance issues

Effective communication

Job description

SonicWallis a cybersecurity forerunnerwith more than 30 years of expertise and is recognized as a leading partner-first company, ensuring our partners and their customers are never alonein the fight against cybercrime. With the ability to build, scale and manage security across the cloud, hybrid and traditional environments in real-time, SonicWall provides relentless security against the most evasive cyberattacks across endless exposure points for increasingly remote, mobile and cloud-enabled users. With its own threat research center, SonicWall can quickly and economically provide purpose-built security solutions to enable any organization—enterprise, government agencies and SMBs—around the world. For more information, visitwww.sonicwall.comor follow us onTwitter,LinkedIn,FacebookandInstagram.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration, optimization, and troubleshooting of Wireless LAN kernel drivers for NGFW platforms.
• Design and enhance wireless and data plane components to meet high-performance and low latency requirements.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to drive delivery of features, improvements, and system level enhancements.
• Own complex debugging, performance analysis, and root cause investigations across WLAN and networking subsystems.
• Prototype and evaluate new technologies, contributing to NextGen NGFW capabilities and product innovation.
• Influence architectural decisions, performance strategies, and long-term technical direction for wireless and dataplane systems.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in C/C++ systems level development for embedded or networking platforms.
• Strong background in Wireless LAN technologies withhands-onexperience in Linux WLAN kernel drivers and 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/axstandards.
• Solid understanding of WLAN security mechanisms including WPA2/WPA3, 802.1X, MAC filtering, and access control workflows.
• Good knowledge of L2/L3 networking fundamentals such as VLANs, ACLs, routing basics, and SNMP.
• Experience with data plane /fast path technologies (DPDK, ODP, or similar) is a strong advantage.
• Strong grasp of OS internals , concurrency, memory management, and networking stackbehavior.
• Proven ability to debug,optimize, and diagnose complex performance critical issues.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills across engineering teams.

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