Senior Embedded Systems Engineer - Sensors

Company: Medium
Location: San Mateo
Posted on: March 20, 2023

Job Description:

Who We AreAt Verkada, we're building the operating system for the physical world.We started in 2016 with video security cameras and an intuitive cloud-based platform, and in just six years, we've expanded to include five additional product lines (access control, environmental sensors and alarms, as well as visitor and mailroom management) that help enterprises to protect and manage their people and assets.Today more than 14,000 organizations across 63 countries worldwide trust Verkada as their physical security layer for easier management, intelligent control, and scalable deployments. We are valued at $3.2 billion, with $360 million raised in venture capital from investors including Linse Capital, MSD Partners, L.P., Felicis Ventures, Next47, Sequoia Capital, Meritech Capital, and First Round Capital.This is just the beginning. The need for businesses to secure and manage their people and physical assets with scale and speed is mission critical and continues to increase. Our teams are energized by the complex challenges we work on and the platform we are building to make the schools, hospitals, businesses and communities that we live and work in safer.We are actively looking for experienced firmware engineers to join the Sensors team. As a senior member and lead of the sensors team, you will be the architect and developer in a broad range of projects. You will work closely with Product and other Engineers to develop the next generation sensor products.We are #10 on the LinkedIn Top Startups 2020 list and #4 on the Forbes America's Best Startup Employers 2020. In January 2020, the company raised $80 million Series C at a $1.6 billion post-money valuation and is backed by top-tier investors like Sequoia Capital, First Round, Meritech and Siemens (Next47).You Will

• Be responsible for building the software and firmware that goes onto the devices we ship to our customers
• Own the full engineering cycle end to end, including scoping, architecture and low level design, solutions trade-off, development with test driven and data driven methods.
• Proven track record of methodical problem solving skills, debugging skills and overall excellent logical thinking skills. Strong motivation to build quality products that are reliable, performant and sustainable.
• Growth mindset and willingness to learn new technologies that are critical to product development.
• Work with product management and cross functional teams to build and ship features that delight users and customers.Contribute to other parts of the stack (e.g. our backend services), if that interests you.Education and Experience
  • Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or closely related degree or equivalent experience.
  • At least 2+ years of work experience in a software or firmware engineering role, or 1+ year with advanced degree, but we are hiring at all levels
  • Proficient in C, C++ or Go.
  • Prior work experience in owning SW features or projects end to end with production launch is a major plusNice to have
    • Prior work experience in SW development on HW products, for example, working knowledge of common low-level interfaces: SPI, I2C, UART, working knowledge of FreeRTOS and Embedded Linux
    • Experience with networking and wireless communication protocols.
    • Experience programming in Go and Python.
    • Experience reading schematics (basic EE skills).Perks & Benefits
      • Generous company paid medical, dental & vision insurance coverage
      • Unlimited paid time off & 11 companywide paid holidays
      • Wellness allowance
      • Commuter benefits
      • Healthy lunches and dinners provided daily
      • Generous paid parental leave policy & fertility benefitsVerkada is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to be a welcoming place for everyone, and we do our best to make sure all people feel supported and connected at work. A big part of that effort is support for members and allies of our internal communities like Women at Verkada, Pride at Verkada, Multicultural at Verkada, and Parents at Verkada.

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