Vivint · 1 day ago
Sr. Software Engineer, Embedded
Vivint Smart Home, an NRG owned company, is a leading smart home company in the United States, 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, working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable and innovative camera experiences.
ElectronicsSecuritySmart Home
Responsibilities
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
5+ years of professional, embedded software development experience
B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
3+ 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, GPIOs, 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
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
Company
Vivint
Vivint offers an integrated smart home system along with in-home consultation, professional installation, monitoring, and support.
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.27BKey Investors
Goldman Sachs
2022-12-06Acquired
2020-01-21Post Ipo Equity· $488M
2020-01-21IPO
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