Sr. WiFi Systems & Algorithms Engineer - Plume Design｜Meet.jobs

Plume is building its WiFi Systems and Algorithms team to take its Adaptive WiFi capabilities to its next phase of evolution. We have an exciting roadmap with WiFi 6E and WiFi 7 products getting rolled out in the market and this brings a lot of opportunities to innovate and develop algorithms to use and manage these additional capabilities of WiFi networks from the Cloud, to deliver best in class WiFi performance. We also have to continuously monitor and improve on the existing algorithms that have been deployed and delivering value to the customers. At the end of the day, we derive happiness from giving an optimal WLAN experience to our customers.

Be the member of a team that will define and architect Plume’s solution to monitor, control, and optimize WiFi Mesh networks. Be part of the exciting growth of a “unicorn” start-up company!

What you will do:

• Design & implement optimal algorithms in the cloud by leveraging features offered by existing and new WiFi standards like WiFi 7, culminating in an optimal WiFi network performance.
• Determine appropriate WiFi metrics originating from both WiFi clients and WiFi Access Points to accurately assess & improve Quality of Experience
• Determine parameters that can be controlled on WiFi clients and in the WiFi infrastructure Access Points, that can improve performance of WiFi links in complicated environments
• Analyze collected stats, and on the basis of observations, define an architecture and algorithms for managing WiFi connections
• Implement the architecture into real time and offline algorithms, including machine learning and formal optimization
• Define monitoring methods to show the quality of WiFi networks and its constituents links
• Define statistics and dashboards allowing service providers to understand the status and quality of connections across their entire network

Who you are:

• At least four years experience in building IEEE 802.11 WLAN products esp. WiFi 4, WiFi 5, WiFi 6/6E. Knowledge of WiFi 7 features and improvements over WiFi 6/6E.
• Working knowledge with WiFi Mesh systems will be preferred.
• Extensive experience in measurement procedures and deep knowledge of Wireless LAN performance parameters
• Experience working on WLAN Management layer protocols to monitor, control and maintain wireless networks at optimal performance and user experience, like but not limited to Roaming and Steering.
• Deep knowledge of WiFi MAC and Phy layer parameters that impact overall WLAN experience.
• Proficiency in data analysis is a must. Experience in machine learning is desirable
• Strong programming skills in SQL and Python required
• BS in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Computer Science, Systems, or Data Science. M.S/PhD in the above faculties will be preferred.

Total Compensation package would include: anticipated salary range of $160,000 - $188,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Benefits include: a 401k plan and a company match, basic life insurance plus unparalleled health, dental, vision and other benefits and perks. Please see here for more details.

An employee’s base salary and its position within the range may depend on a number of factors including job related knowledge, education, skills, experience and other business related considerations. Published ranges are provided in good faith at the time of posting.

Plume Design focuses on Internet Service Providers and Cloud Data Services. Their company has offices in Palo Alto. They have a mid-size team that's between 51-200 employees. To date, Plume Design has raised $37.5M of funding; their latest round was closed on June 2017.

You can view their website at https://platform.plume.com or find them on Twitter, Facebook