Latch is seeking a Senior Embedded Android Engineer to be based in our San Francisco office. In this role you will be an integral part of a stellar engineering team responsible for building Latch's smart access control products. You will work within a highly cross-functional feature team and collaborate closely with mobile, backend and hardware engineers.

You will be focussed on firmware development for Latch devices, including board bring up, writing low level device drivers and delivering high quality, robust product firmware. This position is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing team as we add value to our expanding product family.

Smart access isn’t about locking doors, it’s about opening up new possibilities. Latch is the world’s first fully integrated hardware and software system dedicated to bringing seamless access to every door in a modern building. We’re looking for the curious and the creative to join our team and help us continue to change the way we access our most valued spaces.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in design, development, verification, troubleshooting, and delivery of high quality firmware.
• Deliver resilient and robust designs - Lead and participate in technical discussions across engineering and product teams.
• Work with the electrical team for hardware bring up and verification of new designs.
• Work closely with the software and mobile teams for definition and implementation of wireframes used by devices for wireless communications.
• Write low level peripheral drivers needed for board and application bring up.
• Perform power consumption analysis and optimize firmware for low power battery operation.

Qualifications:

• BS or above in EE/CS.
• 5+ years of experience in software development on Embedded Android AOSP /Embedded Linux based systems.
• Experience in Linux kernel, device tree, Android/Linux device driver and HAL layers as well as Android Framework layers.
• Knowledgeable in C/C++, Linux, RTOS’s and Object Oriented Design/Architecture
• Knowledge of mobile device emerging technologies including Smartphone LTE architectures, wireless IoT- BLE/Internet connected devices, camera/video, and touch screen displays.
• Experience working with device drivers for serial communication protocols such as SPI/I2C/RS-232/USB etc.
• Ability to work well independently and in close collaboration with a remote team.
• Ability to travel and work in 1-2 week increments periodically in the NYC office as needed.

Preferred:

• Knowledge and experience working with Security, Cryptography a huge plus.
• Deep knowledge of electrical concepts and comfortable reading hardware schematics and debugging hardware at a board level.
• Familiarity/Experience working with network stacks and protocols TCP/IP, UDP, MQTT etc
• Prior experience with AWS, REST API’s and Android App development is a plus
• Familiarity or experience with Agile/Scrum methodology and practices.

Founded in 2014, Latch is a venture backed startup building the world’s first complete smart access system. We now boast over 200 employees, all of whom are all passionate self starters with unique backgrounds and unexpected stories. We are located just a quick walk from 4th & King Caltrain station in San Francisco. We offer unlimited Paid Time Off and a competitive health package. And we offer an office environment where employees are surrounded by creative, empowered, and dynamic peers. And there is no better time to join us. As we grow as a company, we are excited to see our employees grow with us.