Principal Software Engineer, Embedded

Welcome to the intersection of energy and home services. At NRG, we're driven by our passion to create a smarter, cleaner and more connected future.

Vivint Smart Home, an NRG owned company, is a leading smart home company in the United States, dedicated to redefining the home experience with intelligent products and services. We find purpose in proactively protecting and keeping our customers connected to home, no matter where they are. Join the Smart Home team to create smarter, safer and more sustainable homes.

The Role:

Principal Embedded Software Engineer

What you will be working on:

You will be working on the design, implementation, delivery, and maintenance of application level software running on new embedded Linux based smart home devices. This software will be responsible for integrating smart home devices over various wireless protocols into the Vivint ecosystem and using them to build compelling user experiences.

As a Principal level engineer, you will be expected to lead in software architecture, technical decision making, and solving challenging problems. You will be expected to leverage your experience to mentor others and to enhance our teams technical capabilities.

Who you will work with:

You will be working with a team of software, hardware, and quality engineers who are passionate about building great products and unique experiences for our customers. You will also work closely with product leadership to identify and design solutions for pain points within our business and our customer base.

What we're looking for:

We are looking for a software engineer who has extensive experience developing software on embedded Linux platforms in the Internet-of-things space. The following skills are required:

• Extensive experience with modern C++
• Experience with other object oriented languages including Python or Rust
• Experience with one or more wireless communication protocols including WiFi, BLE, Z-Wave, Zigbee, Thread
• Understanding of common web/IoT protocols including HTTP, MQTT, gRPC, JSON, protobufs, etc
• Understanding of object oriented software design patterns
• Experience with unit testing, debugging, and deploying/OTA update embedded applications
• BS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or closely related field (MS degree preferred)
• At least 8-10 years of professional software development experience

One or more of the following skills is highly desirable:

• Experience developing GUI with QT or QML
• Experience with Yocto Linux
• Experience with the Matter protocol

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.

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