Firmware Engineer Iii

TL;DR

Firmware Engineer (Embedded/IoT): Developing and maintaining high-quality MCU firmware for existing and next-generation IoT platforms, ensuring seamless capture and upload of images and streaming video to the cloud daily with an accent on customizing drivers and cross-functional collaboration. Focus on delivering reliable software and firmware solutions for a large fleet of connected devices, addressing challenges throughout the product lifecycle.

Location: Must be based in the US

Salary: $140,000 - $160,000

Company

hirify.global is the leading safety technology platform, helping communities thrive by taking a proactive approach to crime prevention and security.

What you will do

• Develop high-quality MCU firmware for existing and next-generation platforms.
• Collaborate with key internal stakeholders and external vendors to ensure deliverables meet development and design standards.
• Develop customizations in drivers to enhance functionality.
• Work cross-functionally to deliver quality software and firmware.
• Address challenges related to the lifecycle of a large fleet of connected devices.

Requirements

• Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 8+ years experience.
• Proven track record of working with a large fleet of connected devices and understanding their lifecycle.
• Development experience within embedded systems/firmware design at multiple stages of the product life cycle (prototyping, pre-production engineering validation, release, and scaling).
• Experience with MCU firmware development bare-metal and RTOS-based.
• Experience with device bring-up within MCU bare metal, RTOS, Linux.
• Proficient in C and C++.
• Comfortable working in a Linux-based development environment, including custom tooling, containers, Gerrit/Git.

Nice to have

• Experience with ARM Cortex Microcontrollers, ST MCU, and their development ecosystem.
• Experience with FreeRTOS or Zephyr.
• Experience with Qualcomm chipset devices.
• Experience with battery-powered/power-constrained devices.
• Strong knowledge of Linux internals (process scheduler, memory management, concurrency, synchronization, memory allocation, file system, networking, storage, subsystem architecture).

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible PTO and 11 company holidays.
• Fully-paid medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and an HSA match.
• 12 weeks of 100% paid parental leave for all employees, with additional recovery time for birthing parents.
• $150 per month WFH stipend.
• $250 per year productivity stipend for services like Audible, Calm, and Masterclass.
• One-time $750 home office stipend.

Hiring process

• Learn the firmware software development lifecycle and tools.
• Gradually ramp up on each product, delivering small bug fixes or improvements.
• Make valuable contributions to the firmware-common library.