Embedded Software Engineer

Description:

·      Work closely with hardware and firmware engineers to design and develop software for embedded systems and devices

·      Develop embedded Linux applications written in well-structured, maintainable, and efficient object-oriented-focused Python code

·      Develop scalable and efficient microservice architecture to be used in high-volume distributed embedded systems

·      Develop efficient and robust low-level firmware C/C++ code for embedded devices based on ARM Cortex-M microcontroller family

·      Increase stability and robustness of deployed fleets of devices by designing scalable and efficient high-volume metric collection cloud infrastructure capable to aggregate telemetry from remote devices

·      Utilize cloud platform services (AWS, GCP or Azure)

·      Perform lab testing/analyzing/troubleshooting issues for embedded devices

·      Conduct rigorous testing and verification of developed software components to ensure high-quality and bug-free

·      Collaborate with the QA team in development of robust verification platform to achieve stability and compatibility, verify functionality and performance when integrating software components into the overall system

·      Develop tools (Bash scripts, Python scripts and GUI applications) for internal use by R&D and Support/Application engineers to automate and streamline routine tasks

·      Utilize version control systems (Git) effectively to manage codebase and collaborate with other team members through code reviews and team meetings

·      Create clear and comprehensive technical documentation for software designs, APIs, and integration guidelines to facilitate the work of other team members and ensure maintainability

·      Participate in code reviews, offering guidance and direction on best practices

·      Work closely with stakeholders and technical lead to see product through the entire development lifecycle

Minimum Requirements:

Master’s Degree in Computer Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or a related field or foreign degree equivalent followed by 3 years of progressively responsible experience in software development and working with embedded systems.

Experience, which may be gained concurrently, must include: 

·      3 years’ experience with software design and architecture;

·      3 years’ experience working in Linux environment;

·      3 years’ experience developing applications in Python;

·      3 years’ experience with scripting and automation using Bash;

·      3 years’ experience containerizing and deploying applications with Docker;

·      3 years’ experience with network devices (routers, switches, load balancers) and an understanding of common network protocols;

·      3 years’ experience using version control system (Git);

·      3 years’ experience working with in-memory databases (Redis or Memcached);

·      3 years’ experience working on cross-functional and/or cross-business projects;

·      2 years’ experience working with common hardware communication protocols (UART, SPI, I2C);

·      2 years’ experience working with embedded Linux systems, including kernel configuration, device drivers, and application development;

·      2 years’ experience working with internal and customer facing API solutions;

·      2 years’ experience working in an Agile development environment;

·      2 years’ experience working with major cloud platform (AWS, GCP or Azure); and

·      1 year of experience debugging tools and techniques (JTAG).

Job Location: 185 Alewife Brook Parkway, Suite 401, Cambridge, MA 02138. 40 hours per week, 9:00am to 5:00pm. Salary range: $147,846 to $157,846. Send resume and letter of application detailing experience to Mike Kahn, Vice President of Devices, Elemental Machines, Inc.; 185 Alewife Brook Parkway, Suite 401, Cambridge, MA 02138; mike@elementalmachines.com.