Develop firmware for consumer devices, focusing on embedded systems, and optimize code for power consumption. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and troubleshoot HW/FW issues.
Join Afero and change the world, a gazillion connections at a time!
Our vision is to make all the world's devices really smart and truly secure, through innovation and scale.
Come make it happen.
Afero is the leading PaaS for IoT manufacturers and brands, enabling connected devices to be both smart and secure. Afero built its foundation on security, data privacy, simplicity and ease of use. Today, Afero technology powers millions of devices across more than 1,000 SKUs from 50+ manufacturers, including well known brands like Defiant, Hampton Bay and EcoSmart. Afero has more than 123 patents, one of the largest IoT patent portfolios globally, and was named an 2024 IoT Breakthrough Winner for IoT Security Platform of the Year. Afero is driven by a team of world-class executives and veterans in mobile, hardware, security, consumer and cloud, leveraging experience from Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Netflix, Disney, Roku and Danger. Afero provides a fantastic opportunity to explore and to expand your expertise while driving product innovation into exciting new ecosystems. To learn more, visit www.afero.io.
Why you’ll want to work with us
For a small team, Afero engineers collectively do a little bit of everything—from cloud applications and infrastructure to mobile development on multiple platforms, to firmware on a wide range of devices, to board-level hardware design and implementation of secure wireless devices. If you enjoy deep dives into assorted technology stacks to understand end-to-end system workflows, can adapt past experiences to new solutions, and can communicate technical ideas effectively, Afero is a fantastic opportunity to explore and to expand your expertise.
What We’re Looking For
We want people with passion to build best in class technology, who will drive the evolution and scale of Afero’s platform. The range of disciplines and experience represented at Afero is broad and deep, and everyone on the team contributes meaningfully to our culture and our growth. We’re looking for builders and problem solvers who will bring perspective and skills to support our success, people with enthusiasm for digging into complexity, creating solutions, and driving effectiveness in a collaborative environment.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in electrical engineering or computer engineering.
- 3+ years of relevant work experience developing consumer or commercial products in a fast-paced environment.
- Real world embedded systems experience developing firmware with MCUs, RTOSs, and device drivers for low power devices.
- Strong RTOS experience.
- Experience porting BSPs and SDKs to new chipsets.
- Experience using debugging tools like oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, Wireshark, and BLE Sniffers to diagnose problems.
- Ability to read schematics and debug FW/HW interaction issues.
- Experience reducing power consumption by optimizing code and tracking down microWatts using power analysis tools is a plus.
- Strong C programming experience. Python is a plus.
- WiFi and Bluetooth Low Energy firmware development experience is a plus.
- Cryptography experience is a huge plus.
- This role is a hybrid position, requiring occasional work in the office at the company headquarters in Los Altos, CA (may be up to 3 days per week).
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
Afero is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status.
Afero Los Altos, California, USA Office
4970 W El Camino Real, Los Altos, CA, United States, 94022
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