Embedded Firmware Engineer (Connect)
About Ubiquiti
At Ubiquiti Inc., we create technology platforms for Businesses, Smart Homes, and Internet Service Providers, driven by our goal to connect everyone, everywhere. To date, Ubiquiti has shipped over 100 million devices worldwide, from ISP networking products to the next generation of IT solutions. Our growth is made possible by the dedicated team of hundreds behind the scenes. From software developers and product managers to designers and strategists, Team UI is driven to achieve our common goal: Rethinking IT.
At Ubiquiti, you’ll heighten your potential and broaden your horizons, all while shaping the future of connectivity.
Role Summary
As part of the Connect Firmware team, you’ll work in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment. We believe in challenging assumptions, breaking limitations, and creating elegant solutions to complex problems. We’re not just building products—we’re building what’s next.
Ready to bring bold ideas to life? Join us and help redefine how the world connects.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and debug real-time embedded firmware for IoT systems, including gateways, lighting control, and environmental monitoring and control solutions.
- Maintain and improve firmware for existing Linux/RTOS-based devices.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with BSP, HW, ID, Backend, Mobile, FE, PM and PA team to deliver high-quality products.
- Document software architecture, tuning methods, and test results.
- Perform code reviews, ensuring best practices in coding standards.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams in product planning and development.
- Participate in troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for firmware issues.
Requirement
- Strong knowledge of networking fundamentals and protocols like TCP/IP (IPv4 and IPv6) networking, socket programming, and have experience with higher-level communication protocols such as HTTP, WebSockets, or MQTT used in IoT systems.
- Experience developing firmware in a Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) environment (such as FreeRTOS or similar) is required
- A genuine passion for embedded software development.
- A team player, who is very self-motivated, loves difficult challenges, and is goal driven.
- Strong communication skills, able to work both solo and in teams.
- Proficient in C/C++ programming in embedded environments with RTOS.
- Familiarity with Git version control.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with emerging standards like Matter for IoT interoperability is highly desirable.
- Experience with Ethernet, Wi-Fi, BLE, or Thread communication protocols.
- Experience with UART, SPI, I2C buses, GPIO control, ADC/DAC, etc., to interface with sensors, radios, and other hardware components.
- Experience with BLE, Thread, LoRaWAN, LE Audio stacks on MCUs.
- Experience with the CoAP in constrained embedded environments.
- Experience with optimizing firmware for low power consumption on battery-operated devices.
- Experience with development boards such as Raspberry Pi, BeagleBoard, ESP32.
- Experience with build root such as OpenWRT/BuildRoot/Yocto.
- Skilled at defining and implementing custom communication protocols for heterogeneous systems.
Benefits
- International work environment and collaboration with global development teams.
- Excellent work conditions.
- Competitive package: great pay, perks, and benefits.
- Group insurance and health coverage.
- Flexible working hours and patterns.
- Complimentary drinks and snacks at the office.