Wi-Fi Software Engineer - Embedded Networking & Mesh

United States Digital Space LLC

United States

Remote

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Wi-Fi Software Engineer to help advance Starlink’s customer experience through robust Wi‑Fi software. You will drive the architecture, collaborate across RF/EE teams, and mentor engineers, aiming to improve mesh performance and reliability.

The role requires hands-on development in C/C++, experience with IEEE 802.11, and embedded networking systems. You’ll work in a dynamic environment with extended hours as needed and contribute to CI/CD workflows

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or STEM discipline and 1+ years of professional experience in software development; or 3+ years of professional experience in software development in lieu of degree
  • 1+ years development experience in C or C++
  • Experience with the IEEE 802.11 wireless standard and with networking protocols (UDP, TCP/IP)
  • Experience working on embedded software for networking equipment

Responsibilities

  • Driving the Wi‑Fi software and product roadmap
  • Debug and optimize kernel-level system performance
  • Collaborate with our RF and EE engineers to improving our testing procedures for both software and hardware
  • Mentor software engineers and building a great work culture
  • Improve our Wi‑Fi mesh performance
  • Invent new tools that enable more frequent and reliable software deployment, test execution, and data analysis as part of a continuous integration and release system

Skills

C/C++
IEEE 802.11
Embedded systems
Networking UDP/TCP
Golang
Python
HostAP
Security in distributed systems
Cross-team collaboration
Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Linux
Git
CI/CD tools

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Wi-Fi Software Engineer to help advance Starlink’s customer experience through robust Wi‑Fi software. You will drive the architecture, collaborate across RF/EE teams, and mentor engineers, aiming to improve mesh performance and reliability.

The role requires hands-on development in C/C++, experience with IEEE 802.11, and embedded networking systems. You’ll work in a dynamic environment with extended hours as needed and contribute to CI/CD workflows

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