Extreme Networks Inc.

Extreme Networks Inc.

Vice President of Engineering – Wireless

California, United States · Exec

Sponsorship not specified$270k-$320kDetected 26 days ago
Cloud PlatformsCI/CDMachine LearningAgentic AIAgileCustomer SuccessEmbedded SystemsElectrical EngineeringRF EngineeringLeadershipCommunicationPublic Speaking

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About the role

  • Represent engineering in executive reviews, board updates, and customer/analyst briefings as needed.
  • Champion innovation in emerging areas such as Wi-Fi 8, Agentic AI, and private wireless/cellular convergence.
  • Foster a culture of accountability, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

  • Own the end-to-end engineering roadmap, architecture, and delivery for the wireless hardware and software portfolio, including access points, controllers, and cloud management platforms.
  • Lead, mentor, and grow a multi-disciplinary organization of engineering directors, managers, and individual contributors across hardware, firmware, software, and RF/wireless systems engineering.
  • Partner with Product Management, Sales, and Customer Success to translate market requirements and customer feedback into technical strategy and product roadmaps.
  • Drive engineering best practices across the software development lifecycle, utilizing AI toolsets to increase velocity and quality using agile delivery, CI/CD, quality assurance, and security-by-design.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with wired networking, cloud platform, and AI engineering teams to ensure a cohesive Extreme Platform ONE experience.
  • Manage engineering budgets, vendor/ODM relationships, and resource planning to meet business objectives.
  • Opportunity to lead innovation in one of the fastest-growing segments of enterprise networking.
  • Extreme Networks, Inc. ( EXTR ) creates effortless networking experiences that enable all of us to advance.

Requirements

  • 12-15+ years of engineering experience in networking or wireless technology, with 8+ years in engineering leadership roles managing managers.
  • Deep technical knowledge of Wi-Fi/WLAN technologies (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be), RF engineering, wireless controllers, and embedded networking systems.
  • Proven track record of shipping complex hardware and software products at scale in a fast-paced, competitive market.

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (Master's degree preferred).

Skills

  • Inclusion is one of our core values and in our DNA.
  • Vice President of Engineering - Wireless
  • San Jose, CA (Hybrid)
  • Strong understanding of cloud-managed networking architectures and SaaS delivery models.

Compensation

  • Competitive base salary, bonus, and equity compensation.

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary, bonus, and equity compensation.
  • Comprehensive health benefits.
  • We push the boundaries of technology leveraging the powers of machine learning, artificial intelligence, analytics, and automation.
  • Flexible hybrid work model based out of our San Jose, CA headquarters.

Company info

  • Over 50,000 customers globally trust our end-to-end, cloud-driven networking solutions.
  • Become part of Something big with Extreme!
  • This is a senior leadership role responsible for running and scaling a world-class engineering organization that delivers secure, high-performance, and innovative wireless solutions for enterprise customers across all major verticals.
  • 401(k) with company match.

Equal opportunity

  • Extreme Networks is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
  • Equal Opportunity Employer.
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