Vice President of Engineering — Wireless

Job overview

The Vice President of Engineering — Wireless role is hybrid, based in San Jose, CA. The posting lists a salary of $270,000–$320,000 per year, plus bonus and equity compensation. Extreme Networks develops cloud-driven networking solutions used by customers globally. The VP leads strategy, architecture, and delivery for the wireless networking portfolio, including access points, controllers, and cloud-managed software. The role scales the engineering organization and coordinates with product, sales, customer success, and other engineering teams to deliver secure, high-performance wireless solutions.

What you'll do

• Own the wireless engineering roadmap, architecture, and delivery
• lead and develop engineering teams across hardware, firmware, software, and RF systems
• translate market needs into technical strategy
• drive software development practices and quality
• ensure performance, scalability, reliability, and compliance
• manage budgets, vendors, and resource planning
• collaborate across wired, cloud, and AI engineering
• represent engineering in executive and customer briefings.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

vice president of engineering

wireless

hybrid

san jose ca

extreme networks

wireless networking

engineering leadership

wi-fi

rf engineering

cloud-managed software

access points

controllers

$270k–$320k annually

bonus and equity

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Competitive base salary, bonus and equity compensation, comprehensive health benefits, 401(k) with company match, and a flexible hybrid work model.

Why this role

Hybrid work model based in San Jose; leadership scope includes wireless hardware, firmware, software, RF engineering, and cloud-managed platforms, with focus areas including Wi-Fi 8 and Agentic AI.

About the employer

Extreme Networks is hiring for this role. Industry: Wired Telecommunications Carriers. Sector: 51.