Senior Embedded Engineer - Alarms

Verkada•San Mateo, CA

21d•Onsite

About The Position

As a member of the Alarms engineering team, you will be responsible for building compelling user experiences for one of Verkada’s major new product categories. This is an opportunity to take ownership over integrated hardware/software products which keep our customers protected in times of critical need. You’ll be working alongside a small, dynamic team of frontend, backend and firmware engineers to develop these experiences. Our team operates as a startup within a startup, so you can expect a lot of autonomy and impact on the direction of the Alarms product category. If you are an experienced Firmware Engineer who is excited about building new ways to keep people safe and secure, then we want to hear from you.

Requirements

3+ years of work experience in an embedded engineering role.
2+ years of experience in C or C++
Proficiency in Shell scripting
Strong understanding and experience in system architecture
Experienced developing in/for embedded Linux based systems.
Good working knowledge of common low-level interfaces: SPI, I2C, UART.
Degree in Computer Science or related Engineering field.
Must be willing and able to work onsite five days per week

Nice To Haves

Experience with wireless communication protocols.
Experience programming in Golang
Kernel/driver development or new board bringup
Comfortable using scope probes, reading schematics, hardware debugging
Experience with IoT configuration or have helped integrate device into cloud backend.
AOSP development experience

Responsibilities

Develop the software which runs on our new line of Embedded Linux and RTOS based devices.
Help architect and implement entirely new communication protocols for these devices.
Work with the wider engineering team to implement foundational software for performing OTA updates, securing our devices, ensuring they are incredibly resilient and making sure they are delightful to use.
Help mentor other engineers.
Contribute to other parts of the stack (e.g. our backend services), if that interests you.

Benefits

Healthcare programs that can be tailored to meet the personal health and financial well-being needs - Premiums are 100% covered for the employee under at least one plan and 80% for family premiums under all plans
Nationwide medical, vision and dental coverage
Health Saving Account (HSA) with annual employer contributions and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) with tax saving options
Expanded mental health support
Paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits
Time off to relax and recharge through our paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO and personal sick time
Professional development stipend
Fertility Stipend
Wellness/fitness benefits
Healthy lunches provided daily
Commuter benefits