Manager, Engineering
Core
Lead a globally distributed team of firmware, backend, and QA engineers to build and deliver Plume's open, hardware-independent service delivery platform for smart homes and ISPs.
Role type
Senior Engineering Manager (Embedded + Cloud)
Builds
Plume Firmware Agent (PFA) across RDK-B, prplOS/prplMesh, and OpenWRT/OpenSync; scalable cloud core managing connected devices.
Domain
Smart home IoT, ISP service delivery, embedded Linux networking, cloud infrastructure.
Required skills
Embedded Linux networking, firmware development, distributed cloud services, release train ownership, distributed team leadership, matrix organization navigation, C programming, embedded build systems (Yocto/OpenWrt/OpenEmbedded), Wi-Fi networking, test automation for embedded systems, cross-team dependency management.
Preferred skills
Broadband Forum TR-369 (USP) and TR-181, Wi-Fi Alliance EasyMesh, CPE/broadband gateway ecosystem, ODM/chipset vendor SDKs, operator certification, interop testing, Jenkins/GitHub workflows, Kubernetes/EKS, MQTT, PKI, Wi-Fi 6/6E/7, MLO, mesh performance.
Technologies
RDK-B, prplOS, prplMesh, OpenSync, OpenWrt, Yocto, OpenEmbedded, C, Wi-Fi, Kubernetes, EKS, MQTT, Jenkins, GitHub, Artifactory, Boardfarm, TDK, cloudless test harnesses.
Responsibilities
Manage and grow a globally distributed team of 10-30 engineers; own end-to-end hiring; drive sprint planning and release readiness; partner with technical leads on platform strategy and architectural trade-offs; raise engineering bar on build times, test automation, and observability.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on-adjacent people-leadership
