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Sr Specialist Software Engineer

AT&T
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 10 Feb 2026
💰 $178,200/yr($118,800/yr$178,200/yr)

About the role

Job Description:

This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered.

What You'll Do:

Join a strategic initiative to transform our broadband device software development organization. As a Software Engineer, you will work alongside experienced team members to help develop high-quality, innovative software for the next generation of broadband gateways serving over 15 million customers. You will have the opportunity to learn new technologies, contribute to software solutions, and support a quality-first approach throughout the development process. Your contributions will help set our products apart in a competitive market and play an important role in delivering industry-leading solutions. 

 

Embedded Linux Software development for Broadband Customer Premise Equipment (CPE).  

  • Contribute to development of new features and bug fixes for new and existing Broadband CPE.  

  • Development in an Agile environment with up to 5 releases a year. 

  • Conduct code reviews of ongoing software development. 

  • Develop automated testing to validate new features.  

 

What You'll Need:

  • 2+ years of experience in embedded software development. 

  • In-depth knowledge relating to embedded development, applying organizational practices to resolve challenging problems, and implementing policy changes to improve functions.  

  • Proven track record of implementing high-quality code that adheres to the company standards in coding, testing and security. 

  • Knowledge of Linux operating system, process execution, multi-process environments, inter-process communication.  

  • Experience in an Agile development environment. 

  • Experience with C programming, including standard C libraries, and other common libraries like libssl, libcrypto, libcurl.   

 

Preferred Qualifications 

  • Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA) desired in Computer Science.  

  •  Knowledge of prplware libraries Familiarity with the OpenWrt build system, and its IPC mechanism ubus, overlayfs, and its config system UCI. 

  • Experience in an Agile development environment. 

Our Sr Specialist Software Engineer, earns between $118,800-$178,200 USD Annual, Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.  

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:

  • Medical/Dental/Vision coverage  
  • 401(k) plan  
  • Tuition reimbursement program  
  • Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)  
  • Paid Parental Leave  
  • Paid Caregiver Leave  
  • Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected  
  • Adoption Reimbursement  
  • Disability Benefits (sho

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