Do you want to drive that next wave of intelligence, convenience, comfort, and security for consumers? How about enabling businesses to run more efficiently while servicing their customer needs better? Maybe you want to help redefine business models for service providers and manufacturers? Come join our Professional Services Engineering Team, as we help large brands, enterprises and fortune 500 companies transform their business with the real, complete and end to end Internet of Things.
Ayla Networks is redefining the way brands, enterprises and service providers can develop, monetize and support connected products for the Internet of Things (IoT) in a way that’s open, scalable, and economical. Ayla provides the industry’s first Agile IoT Platform, an end-to-end software fabric running across devices, cloud, and apps to create secure connectivity, data analytics, and feature-rich customer experiences.
We are looking for a Firmware Lead with a passion for IoT. You will gain exposure as well as hands on knowledge of Ayla’s end to end IoT platform, embedded and Linux domains and understand the complete enterprise flow with the cloud platform and mobile applications. You love the tech side but also like the thrill of working directly with customers. You are a curious self-learner who adapts quickly to new technology. You work well with other engineers, are an independent worker, but are not afraid to ask for help and direction.
What You Will Be Doing
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Bridge gaps between complex business problems and solutions
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Architect, design, build and maintain embedded systems software
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Identify fit-for-purpose technologies, architect, design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable embedded solutions that help unlock business value.
- Provide technical leadership, requirement gathering and specification formation to our partners and internal teams
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Lead entire Software Development Life Cycle and solution documentation.
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Mentor other engineers within the team as well as partner with engineers across the supply chain to share successful architectural patterns, accounting for any roadblocks and complexities.
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Automate infrastructure and build pipelines for continuous integration and continuous deployment
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Create and update technical blueprints, architecture, design documents, etc. Document challenges, solutions approach, benefits, costs and risk.
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Design and maintain proper coding standards and ensured quality delivery. Prepare and implement multiple code review process within team before code check-in
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Play an advisory role to internal stake holders and provide thought leadership, process enhancement and automation recommendations
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Develop firmware and help launch great consumer IoT products as part of Ayla’s professional services engineering team.
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Review customer and 3rd party code, and provide handover strategies, feedback, best practices and guidance to ensure our customer build great IoT products.
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Triage and troubleshoot issues reported by the customers and internal teams on the Ayla firmware for embedded modules, Linux applications and platform operating systems.
Desired Skills and Experience
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7+ years of firmware development experience in an embedded domain.
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Experience with networking protocols on embedded platforms: Wi-Fi, TCP/IP, TLS, HTTP, MQTT, ZigBee, Z-Wave.
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Proficiency in C programming, data structures and algorithms
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Detailed operational knowledge of L2, L3, L4 protocols, switching, routing, gateway and service discovery
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Detailed operational knowledge of L2, L3 and L4 level security
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Strong problem solving and complex software development/troubleshooting skills.
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Experience in scripting using Python, Perl
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Experience in implementing RFCs
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Experience with RTOS embedded experience ( VxWorks, PSOS, Linux OS)
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Hands on Experience in Linux Kernel Modules, Linux Kernel networking
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Hands-on knowledge of drivers, I/Os, peripherals, sensors and serial devices
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Ownership, team player, time management skills and good interpersonal and communication skills
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Willing to learn and scale up with contemporary tools and technologies
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Education: BS/MS in Engineering or Computer Science
This position is to join a challenging new and exciting high growth industry. If you are a driven embedded firmware developer experienced with architecting niche solutions and leading the execution with the team, not afraid to break things and willing to move fast, please apply today!
