WLAN Senior Engineer
$134,500 - $201,700 USD yearly
Originally posted 18 September 2026 by the employer.
Design, develop, unit test, and document Wi-Fi 7 and Wi-Fi 8 protocol features.
About the role
As a WLAN Senior Engineer, you will design, develop, create, modify, and validate embedded software for Qualcomm Access Point (AP) SoCs.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, unit test, and document Wi-Fi 7 and Wi-Fi 8 protocol features.
- Design, implement, and maintain Linux wireless drivers for Qualcomm Access Point (AP) SoCs.
- Analyze requirements and develop software solutions to optimize wireless system performance, reliability, and scalability.
- Participate in software design, feature implementation, code reviews, debugging, integration, and regression testing activities.
- Bring up, validate, and enable wireless driver functionality on new AP hardware platforms.
- Work with the open-source community to upstream ath12k and related driver enhancements into the Linux kernel.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
- 2+ years of academic or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python.
- Strong programming skills in C, data structures, and algorithms.
- Solid experience with Linux kernel architecture and Linux device driver development.
- Good understanding of networking fundamentals and networking protocol stacks.
- Experience with Linux networking subsystems and networking components within the Linux kernel.
Nice to have
- 3-6 years of hands-on experience in Networking, Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11), Linux kernel, or device driver development.
- Experience developing Ethernet, Wireless LAN, or other networking drivers.
- Knowledge of wireless communication protocols, access point architecture, and WLAN driver frameworks.
Skills: Linux wireless drivers, Wi-Fi 7/8, Linux kernel, device driver development, networking protocols
This role has been open 26 days — well below the 61-day median for Systems Software Engineering roles.
Systems Software Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
689
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Median days open
61 d
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Median salary
$217k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (689 roles · 72 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 173 | 689 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 715 | 6145 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 77 d | 61 d (+16 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $217k |
Skills observed across this category: Linux wireless drivers, Wi-Fi 7/8, Linux kernel, device driver development, networking protocols
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 166 open roles · median 78 d
- NVIDIA · 137 open roles · median 47 d
- AMD · 64 open roles · median 50 d
- Mobileye · 28 open roles · median 74 d
- Broadcom · 21 open roles · median 51 d
- Arm Holdings · 20 open roles · median 112 d
How we counted: 689 open Systems Software Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 72 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.