Job Description
Ubiquiti Inc. currently focuses on 3 main technologies: high-capacity distributed Internet access, unified information technology, and next-gen consumer electronics for home and personal use. The majority of the company’s resources consist of entrepreneurial and de-centralized R&D teams. Ubiquiti does not employ a traditional direct sales force, but instead drives brand awareness largely through the company’s user community where customers can interface directly with R&D, marketing, and support. With over 70 million devices shipped in over 200 countries and territories in the world, Ubiquiti aims to connect everyone to everything, everywhere. Ubiquiti was founded by former Apple engineer Robert Pera in 2005. More insight about the company management can be found at www.rjpblog.com.
At Ubiquiti, our mission is to rethink IT — building seamless, user-centric products powered by cutting-edge networking technology. This vision begins at our R&D center in Taiwan, where we develop innovative products in a culture of trust, transparency, and collaboration.
Role Summary:
We’re looking for a Senior IPv6 Engineer to take ownership of IPv6 feature development and integration across our UniFi gateway routers. You’ll design, build, and optimize critical IPv6 networking components that enable secure, reliable, and high-performance connectivity for our global users.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain IPv6 networking features in enterprise router firmware and software stacks.
- Ensure seamless IPv4-to-IPv6 coexistence (dual-stack, tunneling, NAT64, DS-Lite, MAP-E, etc.) for enterprise and ISP-grade deployments.
- Conduct performance tuning, benchmarking, and troubleshooting for IPv6 forwarding, security, and QoS features.
- Collaborate with product managers and system architects to define the IPv6 roadmap and feature priorities.
- Work closely with the QA team to suggest test plans, simulations, and automated test environments for IPv6 functionality.
- 5+ years of experience in embedded networking software development.
- Strong hands-on experience with:
- IPv6 protocol stack implementation (L2–L7)
- IPv6 address management, DHCPv6, SLAAC
- IPv6 Prefix Delegation
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with IPv6 interoperability testing with ISPs.
- Experience with IPv6 certification processes (e.g., IPv6 Ready Logo, Hurricane Electric IPv6 Sage, or equivalent).
- Familiarity with UniFi platforms