Embedded Software Engineer

Location: Hybrid 3 days in our Santa Ana office / 2 days remote

-No recruiting agencies will be considered at this time-

**Must have 4+ years of professional experience with C/C++ in an embedded environment to be considered

As an Embedded Software Engineer, you will be a crucial part of Identiv's globally distributed physical access control firmware team. Our hardware ecosystem consists of communication boards, controllers, expansion boards, readers, and other peripheral devices. You will play a critical role in modernizing the embedded code base into efficient and testable software with a focus on standardization, reliability, security, and portability. You bring expertise in standards-based IoT architecture and design, a deep understanding of running embedded systems in challenging environments, enterprise-level security, systems thinking, and an understanding of the power of incremental delivery via agile processes.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties:

• Lead and contribute to the design and architecture of embedded systems using your deep industry knowledge.
• Follow and contribute positively to coding standards promoting loose and testable architecture, the definition of ready/done and tooling/testing infrastructure.
• Implement various coding tasks following best practices in software engineering doing refactoring where possible and writing secure, efficient & testable code.
• Responsible for writing unit, behavior, and/or integration tests ensuring good code coverage and high quality.
• Participate in code reviews, documentation, tooling, QA, and testing activities.
• Periodically review escalations/issues and conduct root cause analysis.
• Discuss/design components, and design patterns and mentor/engage other engineers in the design discussions.
• Lead and contribute positively to team scrum activities.

Requirements

• 4+ years of professional experience with C/C++ in an embedded environment is required
• Extensive experience working with microcontrollers
• Experience with Linux development (Yocto, Debian, Ubuntu)
• Experience with serial communication (eg RS-485, SPI, I2C, etc)
• Ability to demonstrate problem-solving and analytical skills

Other highly desired skills

• Experience with STM32 or similar 32-bit ARM MCU
• Commercial experience with Z80/Z180 or similar 8-bit legacy chips
• Experience prototyping with commodity SBCs like Raspberry Pi and Arduino
• Prior experience in Access Control or other mission-critical Real-Time, embedded systems
• Experience developing and maintaining build pipelines
• Experience modernizing legacy systems
• Experience developing embedded systems using Agile SDLC processes (e.g. Scrum) and short delivery cycles

Benefits

In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share that the base salary range for this position is between 90 - 130k annually, with full benefits as detailed below. If you are hired at Identiv, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience. In addition to those factors - we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider the internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. That said, Identiv would highly recommend those who feel that may be overqualified or out of range to apply as accommodations may be up-leveled for the proper candidate and other exceptions.

Benefits include

v Competitive Base Pay

v Restricted Stock Options (sometimes available)

v Fidelity 401(k) + Company Match

v Unlimited/Discretionary Paid Time Off

v Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance

v Company Paid Holidays

v Sick Pay

v Supplemental Life Insurance, AD&D Insurance, FSA Medical, and Dependent care plans

We believe in the importance of hiring the finest qualified people, and to that end, and being mindful of our responsibilities to our employees and customers, all offers of employment are contingent upon the results of a confidential pre-employment background check. Identiv is committed to equal employment opportunities.

Identiv, Inc. abides by the requirements of 41CFR 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5