At Cisco Meraki, we know that technology can connect, empower, and drive us. Our mission is to simplify technology so our customers can focus on what's most meaningful to them: their students, patients, customers, and businesses. We’re making networking easier, faster, and smarter with technology that simply works.

As a member of our embedded platform team that is an expert in cellular technology, you will focus on shaping the architecture of the next-generation cellular products. You will use your strong communication skills to communicate with third-party vendors, product management, and cross-functional engineer teams to drive high-quality products to our end customers that have high expectations. You will identify and eliminate technical debt and code smells, allowing our bring-up engineers to quickly release our newest platforms to customers. With millions of people using Meraki products around the world, your work will have a significant impact from the day it is deployed.

A Senior Cellular Platform Engineer will:

• Design and architect Meraki next-generation cellular products.
• Thorough understanding of integrating various cellular modems in embedded systems.
• Knowledge of working on QMI and AT command infrastructure.
• Should understand the sub-6 , mmWave high and LTE-high-cat as well as low-cat deployment. 
• Should be capable of innovating and continuously adding LTE features such as firmware switch, multi-pdn, LTE QOS.
• Should understand NAS and RRC level in-depth and translate that into Meraki features as a differentiator in offering. 
• Hands on experience in developing LTE control path and data path.
• Innovators with prior patents or innovation in the LTE or cellular side are big plus.
• Communicate Meraki cellular requirements with third-party vendors as well as product management.
• Communicate with customers for requirements to deliver a minimum viable product.
• Mentor and share your expertise in cellular technology.
• Scope, design, and implement tools for improving the serviceability of Meraki platforms.
• Integrate vendor board support packages and software development kits.
• Port, debug, and characterize Linux device drivers.
• Collaborate with other Platform Engineers across product teams to continually improve our firmware design, development, and deployment practices.

What we look for in your background:

• Must have a strong understanding of Cellular and wireless technologies.
• Have an experiences working with more than one cellular vendor products.
• Shown history of delivering high-quality cellular products.
• Have 5+ years of professional experience programming in C or C++.
• Have strong systems and networking foundational knowledge (systems architecture, memory hierarchy, storage subsystems, LANs, routing).
• Must have expertise in embedded systems development concepts, including cross-platform development and build tools (GNU toolchain, OpenWRT, buildroot, Yocto), bootloaders (U-Boot, coreboot, UEFI), kernel configuration, device drivers, device trees.
• Are comfortable using network protocol analyzers, logic analyzers, hardware debuggers, and source-level debuggers to tackle problems at all layers of the stack.
• Have experience reading schematics and datasheets.

Bonus points for:

• Upstreaming Linux patches.
• Experience with Ethernet switch chips, crypto acceleration, or hardware offload engines.
• Knowledge of web technologies: databases, high-level languages (Ruby, JavaScript), frameworks (Rails, React), and architectural patterns.

Meraki is based in the Mission Bay area of San Francisco, with beautiful views of the Oracle Ballpark and the Bay beyond. You will have access to an onsite gym, multiple kitchens stocked with high quality snacks, a coffee bar, catered lunches every day, and a generous benefits package.

Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

At Cisco Meraki, we’re challenging the status quo with the power of diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. When we connect different perspectives, we can imagine new possibilities, inspire innovation, and release the full potential of our people. We’re building an employee experience that includes appreciation, belonging, growth, and purpose for everyone.