Staff Software Engineer, Embedded

Welcome to the intersection of energy and home services. At NRG, we're driven by our passion to create a smarter, cleaner and more connected future.

Vivint Smart Home, an NRG owned company, is a leading smart home company in the United States, dedicated to redefining the home experience with intelligent products and services. We find purpose in proactively protecting and keeping our customers connected to home, no matter where they are. Join the Smart Home team to create smarter, safer and more sustainable homes.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Our mission is to redefine the home experience with tech and services to create a smarter, greener, safer home that saves our customers money every month.

In this role, you'll design, develop, and maintain embedded software for Vivint's smart home security cameras. You will work closely with mobile and cloud software engineers, QA, hw engineers and product teams to deliver reliable, secure, and innovative camera experiences.

Primary Responsibilities

• Own technical scope and delivery for embedded projects by defining architecture, guiding implementation, and ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Mentor engineers to elevate team effectiveness through best practices and foster a collaborative, high-performance culture.
• Design, develop, and maintain C/C++ and Rust software for IoT security cameras running embedded Linux, in collaboration with mobile, backend, and AI teams.
• Participate in architecture discussions, design and code reviews, and technical planning.
• Collaborate with hardware and quality engineers on integration and troubleshooting.
• Develop and maintain automated unit and functional tests.

What we're looking for

• 8+ years of professional, embedded software development experience.
• B.S. in CS, EE/CE, or related field.
• M.S. in CS or EE/CE preferred
• 5+ years of experience with C, C++ or Rust
• Proven ability to take initiative and drive projects to completion.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to work well in cross-functional teams.
• Experience with embedded Linux development.
• Experience with automated testing (unit and functional).
• Experience leveraging AI tools for software design, development, and review.
• Experience with hardware communication peripherals and I/O such as UART, SPI, I2C, GPIO, DMA, etc.
• Knowledge of IoT networking and communication protocols (WiFi, Bluetooth LE, TCP/IP, UDP, MQTT, gRPC).
• Familiarity with source control (Git), containers (Docker), and CI/CD pipelines (Gitlab) for automated testing and deployment.
• Ability to troubleshoot hardware-software integration challenges effectively.
• Preferred experience with the following technologies:
• Rust programming
• Yocto, embedded Linux build system.
• IoT cloud integration and OTA updates.
• Board bring-up, device tree, bootloader, and driver integration.
• Audio/video technologies (GStreamer, WebRTC, RTSP, HLS, H.264/H.265, Opus).
• Security principles in embedded systems and IoT.
• Real-time operating systems (RTOS).

Why Join Us

Work on cutting-edge smart home technology that impacts millions of customers. Be part of a collaborative team that values innovation and growth.

Perks

• Free daily lunch and drinks on site
• Paid holidays and flexible paid time away
• Employee/Friends/Family Discounts
• Onsite health clinic, gym, gaming tables
• Medical/dental/vision/life coverage & 24/7 Medical Hotline
• 401(k) + Employer Match
• Employee Resource Groups

Location

Lehi, UT - Hybrid, in office 4 days a week

Working Conditions

This job operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment.

Safety

Vivint enforces a safety culture whereby all employees are responsible for maintaining a safe working environment and adhering to all safety protocols.

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.

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