Firmware Features Engineer - MT (Sensors)
At Cisco Meraki, we know that technology can connect, empower, and drive us. Our mission is to simplify technology so our customers can focus on what's most meaningful to them: their students, patients, customers, and businesses. We’re making networking easier, faster, and smarter with technology that simply works.
The cloud-managed sensors team is a growing, fast-paced team building Meraki's latest product line of environmental sensors with a unique, secure architecture. We are redefining a product where innovation is crucial to success. The Meraki MT environmental sensors system is powerful, secure, and does not rely on any on-premise servers, making it fast and easy to deploy one to hundreds of sensors per site.
As a Meraki Firmware Engineer on the Meraki MT Sensors team, you will collaborate with full stack and firmware engineers to design, plan, and build new features for our customers. With the help of product managers, you will be implementing features that improve the reliability, simplicity, and performance of our products. Our projects are driven by technological innovation and developer creativity in addition to market demands, giving you the structure and freedom to pursue projects you are most passionate about. With millions of people using Meraki products around the world, your work will have a significant impact from the day it is deployed.
You will be building out features for analyzing data from sensors, creative intuitive interfaces for sensor on-boarding and configuration, and intelligently notifying users of events.
Example projects of a Firmware Sensor Engineer:
- Work with full stack developers at Meraki on our frameworks to streamline communication of telemetry and configuration data between sensors and the cloud
- Explore different bluetooth communication protocols that will improve performance and meet user use cases
- Onboard new sensors and add new functionality to currently growing MT product portfolio
You are ideal for this role if you have:
- A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field
- 4+ years of software development experience
- Have 3+ years of experience writing professional production code in C/C++
- Experience developing and troubleshooting in a Linux environment
- Understanding of OS fundamentals and experience working in both kernel space and user space
- The ability to influence, facilitate discussion, and work in partnership with other teams
- Strategic and product-oriented approach with a desire to understand users
- Aren’t afraid of rolling your sleeves up and working in all layers of the stack
- You thrive within a small team and are excited to seek solutions to open-ended problems
Bonus points for:
- You have previously worked with Embedded systems and micro-controllers
- Prior experience with IoT, BLE/WiFi/Cameras
Meraki is headquartered in the Mission Bay area of San Francisco, with beautiful views of the Oracle Ballpark and the Bay beyond. There are also locations in San Jose, Chicago, and Austin. All locations offer a generous benefits package.
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