Job Description

Responsibilities
MaxLinear is looking for a software developer to join our journey in building next generation broadband products. Seeking applications from curious engineers who are passionate about building great technology products. You will focus on:

• Build next generation broadband access and home networking products
• Participate in full development life cycle including pre-silicon development phase
• Architect and design system software for Stability, performance, and scaling
• Contribute to the development and testing of both high-level and low-level components of the software stack

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of WLAN protocols
• Expertise in Embedded Linux software and C/C++
• Experience with kernel-level WLAN driver development
• Familiarity with open source hostapd and supplicant
• Plus: Knowledge of 802.11be, RF, and exposure to WiFi certification programs (e.g. Wi-Fi 7,Wi-Fi 6, MBO, 11ax, 6E) is beneficial
• Ability to Analyze kernel crash dumps, memory corruption & call traces to resolve issues in the system
• 6-10 years' work experience in a related field
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• As a Staff Engineer, in addition to being an individual contributor, one is expected to mentor junior team members and take ownership of key modules
• BS/BTech/BE/MTech in Computer Science/Electronics
• Knowledge of open-source community software like OpenWRT/PRPL/RDK-B

Company Overview
MaxLinear is a global, NASDAQ-traded company (MXL) where the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well. We are a fabless system-on-chip product company, striving to improve the world's communication networks for everyone through our highly integrated radio-frequency (RF), analog, digital, and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for access and connectivity, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multi-market applications.
We hire the best people in the industry and engage them in some of the most exciting opportunities that connect the world we live in today. Our growth has come from innovative, bold approaches to solving some of the world's most challenging communication technology problems in the most efficient and effective manner.
MaxLinear began by developing the world's first high-performance TV tuner chip using standard CMOS process technology. Others said we couldn't achieve the extremely high-performance requirements using CMOS, but we proved them wrong and achieved enduring global market leadership with our designs. Since then, we've developed a full line of products that drive 4G and 5G infrastructure; enable data center, metro and long-haul optical interconnects; bring 10Gbit to the home; power the IoT revolution; and enable robust and reliable communication in harsh industrial environments. Over the years, we've expanded through organic growth and through several acquisitions that have perfectly complemented our existing portfolio and enabled us to deliver complete end-to-end solutions in our target markets. One such example was the acquisition of Intel's Home Gateway Platform Division that added Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and Broadband Gateway Processor SoC technology to our connected home portfolio creating a complete and scalable platform of connectivity and access solutions to fully address our customers' needs.
Our headquarters are in Carlsbad, near San Diego, California. We also have major design centers in Irvine and San Jose, California; Valencia, Spain; Bangalore, India; Munich, Germany; Israel; and Singapore.
We have approximately 1,200 employees, a substantial majority of whom have engineering degrees and include masters and Ph.D. graduates from many of the premiere universities around the world. Our employees thrive on innovation, outstanding execution, outside-the-box thinking, nimbleness, and collaboration. Together, we form a high-energy business team that is focused on building the best and most innovative products on the market.

Skills Required