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Senior Device Engineer

Alarm.com
San Diego, California
Full Time
Posted January 22, 2026
$150k - $165k
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Job Description

Develop and test embedded software for camera devices within a fast-paced IoT environment, collaborating with hardware and cloud teams to optimize device performance, reliability, and connectivity.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and test embedded software for camera platforms
  • Develop firmware and hardware abstraction layers to interface with sensors, communication modules, and peripherals
  • Collaborate with hardware engineers on board bring-up, integration, and troubleshooting
  • Optimize software for performance, reliability, and resource usage
  • Develop and execute unit and integration tests, perform debugging using diagnostic tools
  • Document code, technical designs, and development processes
  • Support deployment and issue resolution for production, QA, and field teams
  • Work with cloud software teams to design APIs, protocols, and features for device-to-cloud connectivity
  • Partner with product managers and quality engineers to define requirements and conduct system testing

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • 5-15 years of embedded software development experience with Embedded Linux platforms.
  • Professional experience working in C and familiarity with RTOS e.g., FreeRTOS, ThreadX and bare-metal programming.
  • Experience with embedded systems platforms, hardware interfaces UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, Ethernet, etc.
  • Knowledge of build systems, firmware upgrade mechanisms, and low-level debugging.
  • Understanding of protocols Bluetooth, BLE, Wi-Fi, LoRa etc. and security.
  • Experience working with source control systems e.g., Git.

Benefits & Perks

Compensation/salary range: $150,000 - $165,000 USD
Work schedule: Employees work from the office 4 days a week
Work environment perks: Casual dress work environment, fun corporate events such as holiday parties and happy hours
Additional benefits: Subsidized medical plan options, HSA with company contribution, 401(k) with employer match, paid holidays, wellness time, vacation increasing with tenure, paid maternity and bonding leave, company-paid disability and life insurance, FSAs, well-being resources and activities

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