NRG Energy · 1 day ago
Staff Software Engineer, Embedded
Utah, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
8+ years expNRG Energy is a leading smart home company dedicated to redefining the home experience with intelligent products and services. In this role, you’ll design, develop, and maintain embedded software for Vivint’s smart home security cameras, collaborating with various teams to deliver reliable and innovative camera experiences.
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Responsibilities
Own technical scope and delivery for embedded projects by defining architecture, guiding implementation, and ensuring alignment with business objectives
Mentor engineers to elevate team effectiveness through best practices and foster a collaborative, high-performance culture
Design, develop, and maintain C/C++ and Rust software for IoT security cameras running embedded Linux, in collaboration with mobile, backend, and AI teams
Participate in architecture discussions, design and code reviews, and technical planning
Collaborate with hardware and quality engineers on integration and troubleshooting
Develop and maintain automated unit and functional tests
Qualification
Required
8+ years of professional, embedded software development experience
B.S. in CS, EE/CE, or related field
5+ years of experience with C, C++ or Rust
Proven ability to take initiative and drive projects to completion
Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to work well in cross-functional teams
Experience with embedded Linux development
Experience with automated testing (unit and functional)
Experience leveraging AI tools for software design, development, and review
Experience with hardware communication peripherals and I/O such as UART, SPI, I2C, GPIO, DMA, etc
Knowledge of IoT networking and communication protocols (WiFi, Bluetooth LE, TCP/IP, UDP, MQTT, gRPC)
Familiarity with source control (Git), containers (Docker), and CI/CD pipelines (Gitlab) for automated testing and deployment
Ability to troubleshoot hardware-software integration challenges effectively
Preferred
M.S. in CS or EE/CE preferred
Rust programming
Yocto, embedded Linux build system
IoT cloud integration and OTA updates
Board bring-up, device tree, bootloader, and driver integration
Audio/video technologies (GStreamer, WebRTC, RTSP, HLS, H.264/H.265, Opus)
Security principles in embedded systems and IoT
Real-time operating systems (RTOS)
Benefits
Free daily lunch and drinks on site
Paid holidays and flexible paid time away
Employee/Friends/Family Discounts
Onsite health clinic, gym, gaming tables
Medical/dental/vision/life coverage & 24/7 Medical Hotline
401(k) + Employer Match
Employee Resource Groups
Company
NRG Energy
NRG Energy is an integrated power generation and supply firm that offers offsite solar, wind power, and smart grid retail services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.99BKey Investors
Public Utility Commission of Texas
2025-09-24Post Ipo Debt· $4.9B
2025-08-04Post Ipo Debt· $216M
2024-10-16Post Ipo Debt· $1.88B
Leadership Team
Lawrence S Coben
President, CEO and Chair of the Board
Anne C Schaumburg
Lead Independent Director
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