Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer - IoT & Video Streaming

Arlo Technologies, Inc.; Richmond; On-site; CAD 115,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Performance bonus

Benefits package

Job summary

Arlo Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer to design, implement, and optimize firmware for next-generation IoT and video streaming devices. You will work with hardware, cloud, mobile, QA, and manufacturing teams to deliver high-quality products.

The role requires strong Embedded C/C++, RTOS, and multimedia experience, with ownership of major firmware components through the product lifecycle. Competitive CAD salary with bonus and equity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field; Master's degree is a plus, or equivalent industry experience.
• 7+ years of embedded firmware development experience, preferably with IoT, networking, or video streaming products.
• Strong programming skills in Embedded C and C++.
• Experience with RTOS and Embedded Linux platforms.
• Solid understanding of real-time multimedia applications including video/audio processing, compression, and streaming (H.264/H.265).
• Experience with multithreaded and multitasking embedded software development.
• Experience developing and debugging embedded device drivers.
• Strong debugging and root-cause analysis skills in embedded systems.
• Experience optimizing embedded software for performance and resource utilization.
• Networking protocols: TCP, UDP, HTTP/HTTPS, RTP, RTSP, SIP, WebRTC.
• Wireless tech: Wi‑Fi, BLE, LTE.
• IoT architectures and cloud-connected devices.
• Hands-on hardware debugging tools usage.
• Experience using Git.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, debug, and maintain embedded firmware for IoT and video streaming products.
• Own major firmware components and features throughout the product lifecycle from design to production.
• Collaborate with Hardware, Cloud, Mobile, QA, and ODM partners for system integration.
• Develop and integrate device drivers, communication protocols, RTOS components, and platform firmware.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex firmware, hardware, and system-level issues.
• Optimize firmware for performance, memory usage, power consumption, and reliability.
• Review board schematics and hardware documentation to support firmware development.
• Participate in design and code reviews and root-cause analysis to improve quality.
• Evaluate new SoCs, image sensors, wireless modules for future products.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to best practices.

Skills

Embedded firmware

RTOS

Embedded Linux

C/C++

Multithreading

Debugging

Networking protocols (TCP/UDP/HTTP/RTS

WebRTC

Wi‑Fi/BLE/LTE

Git

Oscilloscope

Logic analyzer

Protocol analyzers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Master's degree is a plus, or equivalent industry experience

Tools

Git

Oscilloscope

Logic analyzer

Protocol analyzers

Job description

Arlo Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer to design, implement, and optimize firmware for next-generation IoT and video streaming devices. You will work with hardware, cloud, mobile, QA, and manufacturing teams to deliver high-quality products.

The role requires strong Embedded C/C++, RTOS, and multimedia experience, with ownership of major firmware components through the product lifecycle. Competitive CAD salary with bonus and equity.