Embedded Software Engineer I

Tysons, VAfull timeOn Site

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$150k–$180k

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Alarm.com Embedded Software Engineer I role focused on developing and architecting embedded software systems in C++ for IoT devices. Responsibilities include driving technical decisions, mentoring engineers, and implementing software patterns across large codebases.

Responsibilities

Drive technical decision-making across teams, including evaluating trade-offs and building consensus around architectural approaches. Ability to analyze the architecture of a large existing codebase.
Ability to analyze & architect C++ code for various use cases, such as monolithic vs modular design, static vs dynamic memory allocation, etc.
Implementing software patterns such as state machines, event-driven design, and publish/subscribe models across large codebases.
Drive cross-platform software design that supports multiple hardware variants or product SKUs from a shared codebase.
Strong oral and written communication skills. Ability to create and own technical design documents, architecture decision records (ADRs), and system-level specifications.
Skilled at translating complex technical constraints and firmware requirements into a clear set of tasks and communicating with product managers, hardware engineers, and other stakeholders.
Ability to proactively identify systemic risks, technical debt, and architectural shortcomings, and to champion long-term remediation plans.
Other duties as assigned.

Qualification

Expertise in CMakeExpertise in cross-compilationExpertise in threadingExperience in building Linux kernelsMaster's degree in Computer EngineeringExperience with porting glibcExperience with Android and AOSP

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
10+ years of professional software engineering experience with a strong focus on native/embedded systems development
Expert-level proficiency in C++ (C++11/14) including modern language features, templates, and memory management
Experience with C++ in bare-metal and RTOS-based environments (FreeRTOS, Zephyr, ThreadX, or similar)
Expertise in implementing large complex systems
Expertise in CMake, Makefile and other build systems
Expertise in cross-compilation
Expertise in threading, processes and other Linux systems knowledge
Expertise in asynchronous and messaging-based designs (e.g., protobuf/nanopb)
Expertise in IP networking and networking software development
Experience in building Linux kernels, device drivers, kernel modules, U-Boot
Experience with static and dynamic analysis tools

Preferred

Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
Experience with porting glibc, musl or bionic.
Experience with formal software development processes such as Agile/Scrum adapted for hardware-dependent teams.
Functional knowledge of security standards and protocols, such as TLS/SSL, OpenSSH, ECDSA/ECDH, AES256, HMAC, SHA256.
Experience with designing firmware for video pipeline systems, image signal processing, or streaming protocols (RTSP, H.264/H.265) is a strong plus.
Experience with Android and AOSP.
AI-aided design and software architecture.
Contributions to open-source embedded projects.

Benefits

Medical
401(k)
Life Insurance
Wellness

Company

Alarm.com

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