Embedded Firmware Engineer

Position: Staff Embedded Firmware Engineer
Location: California

# Staff Embedded Firmware Engineer Arlo Technologies, Inc.

Full TimestaffCAPosted 3 days ago##

Role Overview Arlo Technologies, Inc. is hiring a Staff Embedded Firmware Engineer. This is a full-time role in CA. posted 3 days ago. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.## Resume Keywords to Include Make sure these keywords appear in your resume to improve ATS scoring

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About Arlo At Arlo, we're passionate about creating innovative and reliable solutions that help people protect what matters most to them. Our team is dedicated to delivering products that exceed our customers' expectations, while always pushing the boundaries of what's possible in the world of protection technology. We believe that everyone deserves to feel safe and secure, whether they're at home or away, and we're committed to providing our customers with the peace of mind they need to live their lives without worry.

Arlo’s deep expertise in AI- and CV-powered analytics, cloud services, user experience, product design, and innovative wireless and RF connectivity enables the delivery of a seamless, smart security experience for Arlo users that is easy to set up and interact with every day.

Arlo is seeking a highly experienced Staff Embedded Firmware Engineer to lead the development of next-generation IoT and video streaming products. In this technical leadership role, you will drive the architecture, design, and implementation of high-performance embedded firmware for connected devices, collaborating across hardware, cloud, mobile, and manufacturing teams to deliver innovative products with exceptional quality and reliability.

The ideal candidate has deep expertise in embedded systems, video streaming technologies, and real-time software development, along with a proven track record of leading complex firmware projects from concept to production.### Responsibilities
* Lead the architecture, design, development, and delivery of embedded firmware for next-generation IoT and video streaming products.
* Drive product development efforts to ensure timely delivery of high-quality, reliable firmware solutions.
* Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Hardware, Cloud, Mobile, QA, and external ODM partners, to ensure seamless end-to-end system integration.
* Design, develop, debug, and integrate embedded software components, including device drivers, communication protocols, RTOS, and platform firmware.
* Evaluate and integrate new SoCs, chipsets, image sensors, wireless modules, and other hardware components into future product platforms.
* Analyze board schematics, component datasheets, and hardware designs to optimize system performance and reliability.
* Troubleshoot complex system-level issues across hardware, firmware, networking, and cloud interactions.
* Drive firmware optimization for performance, memory footprint, power consumption, and boot time.
* Provide technical leadership through design reviews, code reviews, mentoring, and hiring of firmware engineers.

Required Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field;
Master's degree is a plus, or equivalent industry experience.
* 10+ years of experience in embedded firmware development, with significant experience in video streaming and network-connected devices.
* Expert-level programming skills in Embedded C and C++.
* Strong experience developing software on RTOS and Embedded Linux platforms.
* Deep understanding of real-time multimedia systems, including video/audio processing, compression, and streaming technologies (H.264/H.265).
* Extensive experience with multithreaded and multitasking embedded software development.
* Strong expertise in device driver architecture, development, and debugging.
* Proven experience optimizing embedded software for performance, memory usage, and system efficiency.
* Excellent debugging and root-cause analysis skills in complex embedded environments.
* Strong knowledge of…