Join Afero and change the world, a gazillion connections at a time!
Our vision is to make all the world's devices really smart and truly secure, through innovationand scale.
Come make it happen!
Afero is the leading PaaS for IoT manufacturers and brands, enabling connected devices to beboth smart and secure. Afero built its foundation on security, data privacy, simplicity and ease ofuse. Today, Afero technology powers millions of devices across more than 1,000 SKUs from50+ manufacturers, including well-known brands like Defiant, Hampton Bay and EcoSmart.Afero has more than 123 patents, one of the largest IoT patent portfolios globally, and wasnamed an 2024 IoT Breakthrough Winner for IoT Security Platform of the Year. Afero is drivenby a team of world-class executives and veterans in mobile, hardware, security, consumer andcloud, leveraging experience from Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Netflix, Disney, Roku andDanger. Afero provides a fantastic opportunity to explore and to expand your expertise whiledriving product innovation into exciting new ecosystems. To learn more, visit www.afero.io.
Why you’ll want to work with us
For a small team, Afero engineers collectively do a little bit of everythingfrom cloudapplications and infrastructure to mobile development on multiple platforms, firmware on a widerange of devices, to board-level hardware design and implementation of secure wirelessdevices. If you enjoy deep dives into assorted technology stacks to understand end-to-endsystem workflows, can adapt past experiences to new solutions, and can communicatetechnical ideas effectively, Afero is a fantastic opportunity to explore and to expand yourexpertise.
What We’re Looking for
We want people with passion to build best in class technology, who will drive the evolution and scale of Afero’s platform. The range of disciplines and experience represented at Afero is broad and deep, and everyone on the team contributes meaningfully to our culture and our growth. We’re looking for builders and problem solvers who will bring perspective and skills to support our success, people with enthusiasm for digging into complexity, creating solutions, and driving effectiveness in a collaborative environment.
This Engineering Director, Firmware position requires an energetic and self-motivated individualwith excellent communication, organization, and technical skills to work cross-functionally withother organizations (internal and external), who can communicate at all levels of management.This is a unique opportunity for a senior professional who enjoys a high level of independence,visibility and responsibility.
Key Responsibilities
- Own, drive and improve Afero’s Firmware solutions and stack that support a broad rangeof products
- Collaborate with other stakeholders, internally and externally, to launch products fromconcept to mass production
- Recruit, manage and develop an exceptional firmware team maintaining a very high barfor deliverables and commitments
- Drive timely delivery of software to the factory for all stages of production, like EVT,DVT, PVT and MP
- Provide technical direction, guidance, and hands-on management
- Focus on improving all aspects of Firmware - design, architecture, implementation,release process, quality
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering
- At least 10+ years of advancing experience in software engineering leadership ormanagement roles
- 5+ years of relevant work experience developing consumer or commercial products in afast-paced environment
- Experience managing teams that handle several concurrent products and makingreleases to meet commitments
- Real world embedded systems experience developing firmware with MCUs, RTOS, anddevice drivers for low power devices
- Experience porting BSPs and SDKs to new chipsets
- Strong C programming experience. Strong RTOS experience. Python experience is aplus.
- Cryptography experience is a huge plus.
- WiFi and Bluetooth Low Energy firmware development experience is a plus
- Proven capability to balance long-term strategic vision with immediate operational goals
- Proven track record of managing and coordinating with external technology vendors
- This role is a hybrid position, requiring occasional work in the office at the company
headquarters in Los Altos, CA (may be up to 3 days per week). - Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is expected to be $250,000 to $280,000.Actual pay is determined by various factors, including work location, job-related skills andexperience, relevant education, training or certifications, and other business and organizationalneeds. At Afero, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the rangeor their role, and compensation decisions depend on each case's facts and circumstances. Thisrange reflects base salary only; Afero also offers competitive benefits and equity compensationnot included in these numbers.
Afero is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered foremployment regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability,sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status.
