Embedded Firmware Release & CI/CD Automation Engineer

Verkada Inc.; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Vision/Dental

401k match

HSA/FSA

Mental health support

Parental leave

Paid time off

Wellness benefits

Lunch provided

Job summary

Verkada is seeking a Firmware Release & Test Automation Engineer in San Mateo, CA. You will own the final mile between embedded code development and physical deployment, architecting CI pipelines and HIL/SIL automation while coordinating with firmware, hardware, and cloud teams.

This hybrid role requires onsite presence five days per week at our San Mateo HQ and occasional travel to Kraków, Poland. Strong experience with embedded Linux/RTOS, CI/CD, and automated testing is essential.

Qualifications

• BS or graduate degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years in software/firmware build infra, embedded test automation, or release engineering.
• Strong Python and Bash automation skills for test frameworks.
• Proficient in C/C++ in embedded Linux/RTOS environments.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines for embedded systems (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, TeamCity).
• Ability to run automated tests on hardware targets (HIL/SIL, UART, JTAG).
• Willing to work onsite 5 days/week in San Mateo; travel to Krakow ~1 week/year.

Responsibilities

• Own the Release Lifecycle: define, maintain, and optimize end-to-end release pipeline for embedded builds.
• Build Automated Validation Systems: design and scale HIL/SIL test harnesses to catch regressions.
• Set Quality & Gatekeeping Standards: establish go/no-go gates and triage release-blocking bugs.
• Orchestrate Safe Deployments: drive staged fleet rollouts, canaries, and telemetry monitoring.
• Drive Developer Productivity: build tools and CI/CD automation for firmware compile and test.
• Self-motivated problem solver: tackle edge-case bugs spanning silicon, firmware, networking, cloud.
• Teach and learn: own major validation systems and mentor peers across software/firmware/hardware.

Skills

Python programming

Bash scripting

Embedded software development

Firmware test automation

Release engineering

Education

B.S./M.S. in CS/CE/EE

Tools

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Jenkins

TeamCity

Yocto/BitBake

CMake

Job description

Verkada is seeking a Firmware Release & Test Automation Engineer in San Mateo, CA. You will own the final mile between embedded code development and physical deployment, architecting CI pipelines and HIL/SIL automation while coordinating with firmware, hardware, and cloud teams.

This hybrid role requires onsite presence five days per week at our San Mateo HQ and occasional travel to Kraków, Poland. Strong experience with embedded Linux/RTOS, CI/CD, and automated testing is essential.