Join the Team That's Redefining Wireless Technology
At Tarana, we're more than just a fast-growing tech company—we’re a team of bold innovators on a mission to revolutionize broadband. Our groundbreaking Fixed Wireless Access technology is delivering fiber-class internet speeds worldwide, bridging the digital divide in ways previously thought impossible.
We are seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer - Networking. This role involves technical ownership, hands-on design, and active participation across different stages of network and cloud software development. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of networking, software development best practices, and a passion for driving innovation. Experience shipping working products in the networking/telecom/embedded domain is essential.
We don’t just build next-gen wireless technology—we build people.
What You'll Be Doing
You will be designing, developing, and integrating critical elements for the network stack of our wireless communication systems, including data plane, control plane, security, and remote/cloud management:
- Data Plane & Packet Processing: Design and implement Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking features, packet forwarding, routing, bridging, switching, VLAN architectures, traffic management/classification, and SLA enforcement.
- Hardware & Device Interfacing: Implement software interfaces for underlying hardware devices (ASIC/FPGA), switch management, configuration engines, alarms, diagnostics, and WebUI/CLI backends.
- Security & Network Services: Build network security services, including authentication, encryption, encapsulation, and tunneling (e.g., IPSec, CAPWAP, 802.1x).
- Frameworks & Telemetry: Implement scalable network and cloud management frameworks for device provisioning, event logging, telemetry collection, and automated fault isolation/analysis.
- System Resilience: Design decentralized network services with a focus on scalability, resilience, high availability, and interoperability with customer networks.
What You'll Need
- B.E./B.Tech./M.E./M.Tech./MS in Computer Science/Engineering with at least 12+ years of relevant software development experience, OR MS/PhD with at least 9+ years of relevant experience.
- Strong experience in socket, network, and systems programming using C or C++ on UNIX-style operating systems (IPC, multi-threading).
- Advanced knowledge of computer networks (TCP/IP), Internet architecture, and core protocols (e.g., IGMP, DHCP, OSPF, BGP).
- Expertise in packet forwarding, routing, bridging, switching, VLANs, Ethernet services, and Ethernet OA&M.
- Familiarity with network/cloud management and configuration/provisioning systems (e.g., YANG Models, gRPC, NETCONF, SNMP, TR-69, HTTP, OpenFlow).
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills, with a proven ability to drive complex issues to closure.
- Previous experience in embedded software development for carrier and/or enterprise telecom products is a big plus.
Nice to Have
- Strong C++ or Go programming experience; proficiency with scripting languages (Python, Bash).
- Experience using AI tools/agents across the software development lifecycle (from requirements analysis to field debugging).
- Background in MAC or network-layer implementations of 802.11, LTE, or other OFDM wireless standards.
Join Tarana and help shape the future of wireless connectivity.
Skills Required
- B.E., B.Tech., M.E., M.Tech., or MS in Computer Science or Computer Engineering with at least 7 years of relevant software development experience
- Alternatively, an MS or PhD with at least 5 years of relevant experience
- Strong socket, network, and systems programming experience using C or C++ on UNIX-style operating systems
- Experience with IPC and multithreading
- Advanced knowledge of computer networks, TCP/IP, Internet architecture, and protocols including IGMP, DHCP, OSPF, and BGP
- Expertise in packet forwarding, routing, bridging, switching, VLANs, Ethernet services, and Ethernet OA&M
- Familiarity with network and cloud management and configuration systems such as YANG Models, gRPC, NETCONF, SNMP, TR-69, HTTP, or OpenFlow
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills with the ability to resolve complex issues
- Experience shipping products in networking, telecommunications, or embedded systems
- Embedded software development experience for carrier or enterprise telecom products
- Strong C++ or Go programming experience
- Proficiency with Python or Bash
- Experience using AI tools or agents across the software development lifecycle
- Experience implementing MAC or network-layer functionality for 802.11, LTE, or other OFDM wireless standards
What We Do
Tarana’s mission is to accelerate the deployment of fast, affordable internet access around the world. Through a decade of R&D and more than $400M of investment, the Tarana team has created a unique next-generation fixed wireless access (ngFWA) technology instantiated in its first commercial platform, Gigabit 1 (G1). It delivers a game-changing advance in broadband economics in both mainstream and underserved markets, using either licensed or unlicensed spectrum. G1 started production in mid-2021 and has since been embraced by more than 250 service providers in 19 countries and 41 US states. Tarana is headquartered in Milpitas, California, with additional research and development in Pune, India. Visit our website for more on G1.
