Firmware Engineer

Job Description

We’re looking for open-minded individuals who want to expand the ways technology can help people. We work fast, collaborate, and celebrate as a team. We’re united by a commitment to shaping Tile’s culture around the needs of our colleagues and customers, and by our desire to build a diverse and welcoming workplace. Check out our 'Before You Apply' page, to learn more about our Engineering Team!

What you'll be doing

• As part of the Firmware team, work on features that will enable Tile hardware communicate with the Tile mobile apps on iOS and Android
• Assist in defining, writing and performing engineering Firmware validation test benches (functional systems test)
• Collaborate with hardware designers, manufacturing engineers, as well as the Android and iOS teams to ensure a robust, flawless integration between hardware and software
• Work with data analysts to define, test and optimize product sensor data and user data logging
• Be co-responsible for development, testing, maintenance and troubleshooting of Tile's firmware
• Support Firmware partner integrations

Requirements

• 2 yrs experience in C coding
• Academic background in Computer Science or related field
• Strong programming and CS fundamentals
• Good level in C programming and understanding of C++
• Understanding of networking, concurrency and threading
• Great debugging and troubleshooting skills
• Understanding of board level hardware design and components
• Knowledge about processors, memories, sensors and interfaces
• Familiarity with Bluetooth and BLE is a plus
• Comfortable (or willing to learn) working with lab tools such as oscilloscope, power meters, logic analyzer, etc.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Passion for emerging technologies, mobile applications and the Internet of Things Industry

Benefits

• Work with an adept team of people who love what they do
• Flexible work program
• Comprehensive health insurance, dental, vision, 401k, and pre-tax commuter deduction
• Hybrid/ remote work environment, depending on position

Tile has a Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy that applies to all employees that work on-site at our San Mateo office. Employees not working remotely will have to upload their vaccination records via a secure link within the first week of their employment. Tile’s Mission We solve real problems with technology to make people’s daily lives better. At Tile, we recognize that daily life is challenging. We lead busy lives filled with family, friends, jobs, pets, and other things we love. Balancing this can be demanding, unpredictable and stressful. We use technology to solve real everyday problems that keep each day running smoothly. People rely on Tile to be a seamless part of their lives whether they are at home or out in the world. By helping to make daily lives easier, we free people to find their best lives — whatever that means to them. Tile is for everyone, on every platform, everywhere in the world. Tile for life. About Tile Tile is best known today for its market-leading Bluetooth finders with over 35 million units sold and ~5M items located daily. That said, Tile has recently expanded the devices that are findable by its platform by embedding its software into third-party products. Over 30 billion Bluetooth devices are shipping over the next 5 years and each of these can be Tile-enabled with a software update. Partnerships have been announced with HP for laptops, leading audio headset OEMs like Bose and SkullCandy, and several others. Tile also has a large portfolio of unannounced OEM partnerships with top brands in many other large verticals (e.g. wearables, bikes, etc.) and is integrating its technology on the Bluetooth chips to make the Tile enablement more seamless for these partners (e.g. Tile has a partnership with Intel for PCs). In addition to the OEM and chip partnerships, Tile is scaling its finding network by entering into access point partnerships with companies like Google, Amazon, and Comcast (all announced and ongoing). From a business model perspective, Tile is shifting the relationship with its customers from a transactional device sale to offering a long-term, high-value service. Tile introduced its premium service two years ago and has ~400K subscribers today with a specific focus on growing annual recurring revenue. We are guided by our company values, which are Start with Trust , Bring It , Build What Matters , Better Together , and Power What’s Next . Recently accredited as a Great Place to Work, we are a high-performing team and our leaders consider themselves to be performance coaches with a primary responsibility of accelerating Tile’s success and that of their teammates. We know that the more our consumers win, the more we win, and we love working with like-minded teammates to do just that. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Apply for this job