Senior Firmware Engineer (Los Altos) Job at Afero, Los Altos, CA

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  • Afero
  • Los Altos, CA

Job Description

Senior Firmware Engineer

Join Afero and change the world, a gazillion connections at a time! Afero's vision is to make all the world's devices really smart and truly secure, through innovation and scale. Afero is the leading PaaS for IoT manufacturers and brands, enabling connected devices to be both smart and secure. Afero built its foundation on security, data privacy, simplicity and ease of use. Today, Afero technology powers millions of devices across more than 1,000 SKUs from 50+ manufacturers, including well known brands like Defiant, Hampton Bay and EcoSmart. Afero has more than 123 patents, one of the largest IoT patent portfolios globally, and was named a 2024 IoT Breakthrough Winner for IoT Security Platform of the Year. Afero is driven by a team of worldclass executives and veterans in mobile, hardware, security, consumer and cloud, leveraging experience from Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Netflix, Disney, Roku and Danger. Afero provides a fantastic opportunity to explore and to expand your expertise while driving product innovation into exciting new ecosystems. .

Base pay range

$200,000.00/yr - $220,000.00/yr

Why youll want to work with us

For a small team, Afero engineers collectively do a little bit of everythingfrom cloud applications and infrastructure to mobile development on multiple platforms, firmware on a wide range of devices, to boardlevel hardware design and implementation of secure wireless devices. If you enjoy deep dives into assorted technology stacks to understand endtoend system workflows, can adapt past experiences to new solutions, and can communicate technical ideas effectively, Afero is a fantastic opportunity to explore and to expand your expertise.

What Were Looking For

We want people with passion to build bestinclass technology, who will drive the evolution and scale of Aferos platform. The range of disciplines and experience represented at Afero is broad and deep, and everyone on the team contributes meaningfully to our culture and our growth. Were looking for builders and problem solvers who will bring perspective and skills to support our success, people with enthusiasm for digging into complexity, creating solutions, and driving effectiveness in a collaborative environment.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in electrical engineering or computer engineering
  • 10+ years of relevant work experience developing consumer or commercial products in a fastpaced environment
  • Real world embedded systems experience developing firmware with MCUs, RTOSs, and device drivers for low power devices
  • Experience reducing power consumption by optimizing code and tracking down microWatts using power analysis tools is a plus
  • Strong C programming experience. Python is a plus
  • Strong RTOS experience
  • WiFi and Bluetooth Low Energy firmware development experience is a plus
  • Cryptography experience is a huge plus
  • Experience porting BSPs and SDKs to new chipsets is a plus
  • Experience using debugging tools like oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, Wireshark, and BLE Sniffers to diagnose problems
  • Ability to read schematics and debug FW/HW interaction issues
  • This role is a hybrid position, requiring occasional work in the office at the company headquarters in Los Altos, CA (may be up to 3 days per week)
  • Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Afero is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status.

The US base salary range for this fulltime position is expected to be $200,000 to $220,000. Actual pay is determined by various factors, including work location, jobrelated skills and experience, relevant education, training or certifications, and other business and organizational needs. At Afero, it is not typical that an individual is hired at or near the top end of the range for their role, and compensation decisions depend on each case's facts and circumstances. This range reflects base salary only; Afero also offers competitive benefits and equity compensation not included in these numbers.

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Technology, Information and Internet

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Job Tags

Full time, Work experience placement, Casual work, Work at office, 3 days per week,

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