Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer — IoT/Video (1-Year Contract)

Arlo Technologies; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

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

The role requires 7+ years of experience in embedded firmware, strong C/C++ skills, and hands-on experience with RTOS and Embedded Linux, video processing, and networking protocols.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field; Master's degree is a plus, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of embedded firmware development, preferably with IoT, networking, or video streaming products.
• Strong programming skills in Embedded C and C++.
• Experience with RTOS and Embedded Linux platforms.
• Knowledge of real-time multimedia, video/audio processing, and streaming (H.264/H.265).
• Experience with multithreaded and multitasking embedded software development.
• Experience developing and debugging embedded device drivers.
• Experience with networking protocols (TCP, UDP, HTTP/HTTPS, RTP, RTSP, SIP, WebRTC).
• Experience with Wi-Fi, BLE, LTE; IoT architectures and cloud-connected devices.
• Hands-on with hardware debugging tools; experience with Git.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, debug, and maintain embedded firmware for IoT and video streaming products.
• Own major firmware components across the product lifecycle: 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 firmware.
• Troubleshoot complex firmware, hardware, and system-level issues.
• Optimize firmware for performance, memory, power, and reliability.
• Review boards, datasheets, and hardware docs to support firmware work.
• Participate in design and code reviews and root-cause analysis.
• Evaluate new SoCs and hardware for future products.
• Mentor junior engineers and drive engineering best practices.

Skills

Embedded C

C++

RTOS

Embedded Linux

Video streaming

Networking protocols

Multithreaded software

Device drivers

Git

Debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Master's degree a plus

Tools

Git

Job description

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

The role requires 7+ years of experience in embedded firmware, strong C/C++ skills, and hands-on experience with RTOS and Embedded Linux, video processing, and networking protocols.