Senior Engineer, SW Development

As a Product Innovation Leader in the field of SME-focused switching features, your primary responsibility will be to drive breakthrough innovations in switching features specifically tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises. This includes spearheading the development of enterprise-grade features optimized for SME deployments, such as simplified network segmentation, automated VLAN provisioning, intelligent traffic prioritization, and plug-and-play enterprise security. Your role will also involve innovating cost-effective solutions that deliver enterprise-level functionality at SME price points while ensuring optimal performance. Furthermore, you will lead research into SME networking pain points and develop innovative software solutions for simplified network management. It will be crucial for you to drive technical differentiation through innovative features like ML-based network anomaly detection, automated capacity planning, and predictive maintenance for SME environments. Designing switching architectures that strike a balance between advanced enterprise features and SME deployment simplicity and cost constraints will be an essential part of your responsibilities. Collaboration with product management and field teams to identify market opportunities and drive product innovation, as well as leading technical competitive analysis to maintain market leadership in SME managed switching, will also be key aspects of your role. Your expertise in SME networking constraints, market dynamics, enterprise feature adaptation, and total cost of ownership considerations for SME customers will be instrumental in your success in this position. Your role will also involve the development of advanced switching features for the SME market, including intelligent auto-configuration, cloud integration, security automation, performance intelligence, network virtualization, branch office connectivity, guest network management, IoT device management, voice/video optimization, and network analytics. Additionally, you will be expected to drive the adoption of emerging technologies such as AI/ML, edge computing, and IoT integration in SME switching solutions, lead patentable innovations in SME networking and switching technology, contribute to industry standards development, and represent company technical innovation at industry conferences and technical forums. To excel in this role, you should possess a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering, along with 8-10 years of embedded switching software development experience with a focus on product delivery. A minimum of 5 years of experience in developing SME networking products or similar market-focused solutions, a proven track record of delivering innovative networking products with measurable business impact, and experience with customer-driven innovation and market-focused product development are also required qualifications. At NETGEAR, we are dedicated to unleashing the full potential of connectivity with intelligent solutions that delight and protect. We value our employees as the cornerstone of our success and are committed to creating a workplace where individuals feel engaged, inspired, challenged, proud, and respected. If you are a creative, forward-thinking individual passionate about technology and seeking a rewarding career to make an impact, we invite you to join our network and help shape the future of connectivity at NETGEAR.,