Senior IoT Software Engineer - Wearable Hardware

Knightscope; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k)

Stock options

On-site Sunnyvale

Job summary

Knightscope is seeking a Mid/Senior Software Engineer to own the software for a wearable hardware product, from early prototyping through production readiness, including the overall architecture, sensor/reader integration on the edge device, the data pipeline, database design, and cloud connectivity.

You will work cross‑functionally with mechanical, electrical, and systems engineers in a fast‑paced environment to shape a first‑of‑its‑kind platform.

Qualifications

• Degree in CS or EE with strong software foundations.
• Minimum 7+ years of software engineering experience, including IoT or hardware-integrated systems.
• Proficiency in Python and/or C/C++ for firmware/software.
• Experience with RFID/NFC communication and tag data parsing.
• Knowledge of cloud IoT platforms (AWS/Azure/Google).

Responsibilities

• Own the full software scope of the wearable hardware product from prototype to production.
• Architect data pipelines, edge device integration, and cloud connectivity.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and systems engineers to drive design decisions.
• Develop and test software with an emphasis on real-time reliability.

Skills

Python / C/C++

IoT software development

RFID/NFC protocols

Edge device integration

Education

B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Git

SQLite

PostgreSQL

MySQL

AWS IoT

Azure IoT Hub

Google Cloud IoT

Job description

Knightscope is seeking a Mid/Senior Software Engineer to own the software for a wearable hardware product, from early prototyping through production readiness, including the overall architecture, sensor/reader integration on the edge device, the data pipeline, database design, and cloud connectivity.

You will work cross‑functionally with mechanical, electrical, and systems engineers in a fast‑paced environment to shape a first‑of‑its‑kind platform.