Senior/Staff Firmware Engineer

Strategic Employment Inc
National, WA, United States
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
7 years minimum
Compensation
$150,000.0 - $200,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

LTE (Telecommunication) Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth) Booting (BIOS) C++ (Programming Language) Software Debugging Linux Device Drivers Memory Management Embedded C Linux on Embedded Systems Perl (Programming Language) Embedded Software
+16 more
Firmware H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Python (Programming Language) Lua (Scripting Language) Real-Time Operating Systems Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) WebRTC Wi-Fi Technology High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) Audio Streaming Git RTSP Zigbee U-Boot Software Version Control Hardware Debugging

Job description

A fast-growing smart home hardware company is looking for a Senior or Staff Embedded Firmware Engineer to help build and architect the firmware powering their next generation of connected IoT devices. You’ll work deep in either the video/streaming stack or the networking/connectivity stack, owning features independently or driving architecture and mentoring engineers depending on level.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of embedded firmware development experience
  • Embedded C and C++
  • RTOS and/or Embedded Linux platform experience
  • Deep expertise in at least one of: video/audio streaming (H.264/H.265, RTSP/RTP/WebRTC) OR networking/connectivity protocols (Wi-Fi, BLE, LTE, TCP/UDP)
  • Git/source control
  • Hands-on hardware debugging (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers)
  • Device driver development/debugging Strong Pluses:

  • Consumer IoT / smart home product experience
  • Zigbee, Z-Wave, Thread, or Matter protocol experience
  • Linux memory management, bootloaders (U-Boot), kernel internals
  • Python/Perl/Lua scripting
  • Manufacturing/production support experience
  • Demonstrated technical leadership (design reviews, mentoring, driving architecture) - a plus at any level, required for Staff-track placement
  • Master’s degree US Citizens and Permanent Residents are welcome to apply. Unable to provide sponsorship at this time.

Benefits & conditions

$200,000 per year

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