Senior Connected Firmware Developer
SharkNinja3 hours ago
Base Salary
$125k - $150k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, debug, unit test, integrate, and release production embedded firmware for connected consumer and home-appliance products.
- Develop wireless connectivity, device provisioning and pairing, OTA update, and differentiated connected-experience features.
- Implement reusable Bluetooth/BLE, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Thread, and Matter reference architectures and connectivity components.
- Build BLE GATT profiles, Wi-Fi onboarding, cloud device registration, app/cloud integration components, and prototypes for new connectivity technologies.
- Participate in design reviews, assess and integrate partner-delivered connected firmware, and maintain SharkNinja standards.
- Maintain CI pipelines, static-analysis configuration, unit-test coverage, interoperability test harnesses, and reproducible build infrastructure.
- Bring up firmware on target hardware, debug hardware-software-app integration issues, and support Bluetooth SIG, Wi-Fi Alliance, and Matter certification activities.
Requirements
- 5+ years of embedded software and firmware development experience, including meaningful depth in wireless connectivity or connected-device features.
- Experience delivering and shipping production connected firmware in commercial products.
- Experience implementing connectivity stacks, provisioning flows, or app/cloud integrations from documented architecture and interface contracts.
- Strong embedded C and C++ experience on resource-constrained platforms.
- Expertise with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth/BLE, Matter, Thread, Zigbee, BLE GATT, Wi-Fi onboarding, cloud device registration and authentication, and RTOS.
- Experience with Git-based workflows, embedded CI builds, gcc, CMake, unit testing, static analysis, and debugging on target hardware.
- Experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG/SWD, and trace; knowledge of OTA mechanisms and connected-product device security fundamentals.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
- Preferred qualifications include consumer electronics, IoT, smart-home, or other high-volume connected-product experience; embedded CI/CD, automated testing, or build infrastructure experience; partner-code review or integration experience; and display or embedded graphics/UI experience.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; HSA with company contribution; 401(k) matching; employee stock purchase program; life, AD&D, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance.
- Generous paid time off, company holidays, parental leave, backup child and eldercare days, wellness programs, identity theft protection, pet insurance, prepaid legal insurance, product discounts, referral bonuses, and learning programs.
- The position is based in Needham, Massachusetts.
About SharkNinja
SharkNinja designs and sells household appliances under the Shark and Ninja brands, including vacuum cleaners, steam mops, air purifiers, blenders, coffee makers, and cookware for consumers. It distributes through major retailers, e-commerce, and global distributors, earning revenue from product sales across multiple household categories. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts, SharkNinja is a public company listed on the NYSE.