Senior Firmware Engineer
Owlet Baby Care
Software Engineering
Remote
Posted on Mar 11, 2025
Owlet is changing the world of parenting with meaningful products that truly make a difference for millions around the world. Owlet has helped more than a million parents keep their children safe, while bringing joy and sleep to the parenting journey. We believe every parent deserves the peace of mind that comes with a better understanding of their baby’s needs.
Learn more about our amazing mission at https://owletcare.com/pages/why-owlet
Your engineering skills could help infants sleep safe and sound. That is what happens at Owlet, where great ideas become great products, services, and customer experiences.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Design, build and maintain the firmware of innovative products that save lives
- Write code, tests and documentation that is readable and usable for years to come
- Work cross-functionally to drive new features, new products of the highest possible quality
- Ensure quality through test plans, test automation, code inspection and unit tests
- Contribute to team best practices, improving our Agile methodology
- Provide technical direction and mentorship to junior engineers
- Work with manufacturing to bring our innovative new products to consumers
QUALIFICATIONS:
- 7+ years of firmware engineering work experience
- Experience with agile software development
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience working with video codec and streaming technologies (WebRTC, RTSP, MPEG4, etc)
- Competent with the C programming language
- Experience with writing device drivers
- Familiarity with serial protocols such as UART, SPI, I2C
- Experience with WiFi and Bluetooth
- Experience with linux
- Experience with bare-metal and real time operating systems (preferably FreeRTOS)
- Experience with source control (preferably git)
- Experience with a scripting language (preferably Python)
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Exceptional problem solving, analysis, decomposition, and communication skills
- Experience presenting complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences
- Experience with CICD servers
- Experience with Google Cloud Platform
- Experience with IoT technologies (MQTT, AWS IoT, etc)
- Experience with Nordic Semiconductor nRF series processors
- Experience with HIL testing
- Experience with Computer Vision
- Experience with security features such as secure enclaves, cryptography, secure protocol, key management
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering
PERKS:
- Flex time scheduling
- Competitive compensation based on experience
- Standard Benefits (Health, Dental, Vision, Life, 401(k) match)
- Fully Remote, WFH or WFW available
- Unlimited PTO
- Discounts on Owlet Products