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Adtran Tech Stack

Network infrastructure and optical access solutions for telecom carriers

Telecommunications Huntsville, AL 1,001–5,000 employees Founded 1985 Public Company

Adtran manufactures telecom infrastructure for carrier networks, with a hardware-heavy stack spanning FPGA, Verilog, SystemVerilog, C/C++, and optical/RF protocols. The company is actively hiring across engineering (59 roles), manufacturing (11), and sales (10), with intern and senior roles weighted equally—typical of a mature hardware org scaling product lines. Active projects span WDM optical products, SDX software-defined access, embedded L2/L3 protocols, and a Mosaic network controller, suggesting movement toward software-defined networking and cloud management alongside traditional broadband access.

Tech Stack 133 technologies

Core StackPython C# Linux Ethernet C/C++ Visual C++ SQL TestStand C FPGA Windows macOS Microsoft Office TCL Perl Wireshark ARM UART I2C Git IEEE 1588 GPS/GNSS Yocto Buildroot Bluetooth Wi-Fi SystemVerilog Verilog VHDL PCIe+101 more
AdoptingU-Boot

What Adtran Is Building

Challenges

  • Ensuring compliance with regulations
  • Test efficiency improvement
  • Reducing inventory cost
  • Streamlining accounting processes
  • Reducing test cost
  • Improving test quality
  • Optimization of logistics processes
  • High financial loss from amplifier failure
  • Managing scope changes
  • Expanding time & sync pnt business in dach

Active Projects

  • Development of our wdm products
  • Sdx access and aggregation software development
  • L2 and l3 networking protocols for embedded devices
  • Develop complex algorithms for calibrating optical devices
  • Launching new products
  • Product launches and market introductions in apac
  • Mosaic network controller network management system
  • Support new product introductions
  • Intellifi platform
  • Mosaic cloud platform management solution

Hiring Activity

Steady110 roles · 35 in 30d

Department

Engineering
59
Manufacturing
11
Sales
10
Finance
9
Support
6
Ops
4
HR
3
Research
3

Seniority

Senior
32
Intern
27
Mid
27
Junior
14
Manager
9
Director
3

Notable leadership hires: Engineering Director

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About Adtran

Adtran, a public telecom equipment manufacturer headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, designs and sells network infrastructure solutions to telecommunications service providers. The product portfolio spans broadband access technologies (FTTH, FTTx, RFoG), carrier Ethernet, optical networking, Wi-Fi, and SD-Access. The company operates manufacturing and support functions across the United States, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East. Core development focuses on optical multiplexing (WDM) devices, software-defined access aggregation, embedded networking protocols for carrier-grade edge devices, and cloud-based network management platforms.

HeadquartersHuntsville, AL
Company Size1,001–5,000 employees
Founded1985
Hiring MarketsGermany, United States, Canada, Poland, Singapore, China, India, Australia

Frequently Asked Questions

What technology stack does Adtran use?

Core languages: C/C++, Python, C#, SQL. Hardware: FPGA, Verilog, SystemVerilog, VHDL, ARM, PCIe. Embedded: Linux, Yocto, Buildroot, U-Boot. Protocols: Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, IEEE 1588, I2C, UART. Tools: Wireshark, TestStand, Git.

What products is Adtran developing?

Active projects include WDM optical products, SDX access and aggregation software, L2/L3 networking protocols for embedded devices, optical device calibration algorithms, Mosaic network controller and cloud management platform, and new product launches in Asia-Pacific.

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