Staff Device Engineer

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Boston, NH - USA

profile Monthly Salary: $ 165000 - 185000
Posted on: 19 hours ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

is seeking an experienced and technically strong Embedded Firmware Engineer to join our Device Engineering team. This role is ideal for an engineer who thrives in handson development while providing technical leadership across embedded platforms thirdparty device integrations and firmware architecture modernization efforts.

As a Staff Engineer you will own and evolve embedded firmware architectures running on resourceconstrained devices with deep involvement in RTOSbased systems such as Zephyr. You will be an individual contributor leading complex integrations with security panels sensors and thirdparty devices set technical direction for firmware platforms and partner closely with Software Engineering Quality Engineering Product and Project Management to deliver scalable reliable and secure products. You will also play a key role in advancing firmware automation and CI/CD pipelines across the organization.
WhatYoullDo
  • Lead the design development and longterm maintenance of embedded firmware for connected security and IoT devices as an individualcontributor.
  • Own and evolve firmware architectures based on modern RTOS platforms (e.g. FreeRTOS Zephyr) including task design memory management synchronization and system reliability
  • Drive complex integrations with thirdparty devices such as security panels sensors and peripheral modules setting best practices and technical standards
  • Design and review device drivers communication stacks and applicationlevel firmware with an emphasis on scalability performance and maintainability
  • Act as a technical leader and mentor for junior and midlevel firmware engineers through design reviews code reviews and handson guidance
  • Partner closely with Software Engineering Quality Engineering Product and Project Management to shape requirements assess technical tradeoffs and deliver features predictably
  • Lead rootcause analysis for complex system issues that span hardware firmware cloud and mobile components
  • Drive improvements to firmware automation test infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines including build systems automated testing and hardwareintheloop validation
  • Champion firmware quality security documentation and engineering best practices across the device organization
  • Other duties as assigned
What You Bring
  • 7-8 years of professional experience developing embedded firmware in C/C for production systems
  • Deep handson experience designing and shipping RTOSbased embedded systems (FreeRTOS Zephyr or equivalent)
  • Strong understanding of embedded system architecture including task scheduling concurrency memory management timing constraints and fault handling
  • Extensive experience integrating thirdparty hardware and vendor SDKs using common interfaces (UART SPI I2C GPIO etc.)
  • Proven ability to debug complex issues using hardware and software tools (JTAG/SWD logic analyzers oscilloscopes tracing logging)
  • Demonstrated ability to responsibly and effectively leverageAIassisted development tools to accelerate firmware design debugging documentation and test development while ensuring correctness security and maintainability through rigorous review and validation.
  • Experience working across crossfunctional teams and influencing technical decisions beyond your immediate team
  • Strong communicationskills and the ability to provide technical leadership without formal people management responsibilities
Nice to Have
  • Experience leading firmware platform migrations or major architectural refactors
  • Familiarity with embedded security concepts such as secure boot firmware updates key management and device lifecycle management
  • Experience with common communication protocols. Wireless technology familiarity is a plus (cellular Wi-Fi Bluetooth Z-Wave Zigbee etc).
  • Experience designing or maintainingembedded firmware CI/CD pipelines automation frameworks or hardwareintheloop systems
  • Experience collaborating on hardware design including schematic reviews bring-up and low-power design is a plus.
  • Exposure to lowpower design considerations for embedded or IoT devices
  • Experience working in Agile or iterative product development environments

Please note that sponsorship of new applicants for employment authorization or any other immigration-related support is not available for this position at this time.

WHY WORK FOR

COMPANY INFO

is the leading platform for intelligently connected properties. Millions of homeowners and businesses rely on technology to secure monitor and manage their environments from anywhere. Our comprehensive suite of solutionsincluding security video surveillance access control active shooter detection intelligent automation energy management and wellnessis delivered exclusively through a trusted network of thousands of professional service providers and commercial integrators across North America and worldwide. common stock is traded on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol ALRM. delivers serious security for serious people.

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COMPANY BENEFITS

Our total rewards package is designed to support you holisticallyin your health your finances and your life outside of work. The package includes medical plans with company subsidies a Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution and a 401(k) with an employer match. We encourage a healthy work-life balance with paid vacation that increases with tenure paid holidays wellness time and paid maternity and bonding leave. To complete the package we also provide company-paid disability and life insurance all within a collaborative and casual work environment.

is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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The base salary range of this opportunity is listed below and is determined within a range based on factors including qualifications location and experience. This allows opportunity for growth and development within the role. The base salary offered is part of a total compensation package.

Base Salary Range

$165000 - $185000 USD


Required Experience:

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  • Computer Science
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Python
  • VMware
  • C/C++
  • Go
  • System Architecture
  • gRPC
  • OS Kernels
  • Perl
  • Distributed Systems

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