Location: This role is primarily remote; however, candidates should be located within a commutable distance to our Blue Bell, PA office and available to work onsite as business needs require, with the option to work onsite more regularly if desired.
What You'll Do:
As a Senior Firmware Engineer, you'll be responsible for firmware/software development for our smart security system. In close collaboration with the Principal Engineers, you'll help design stable, scalable, resilient, fault-tolerant systems and reusable frameworks and libraries.
- Designs integrated system components and develops high-quality engineering deliverables to achieve performance, scalability, and availability metrics. Defines and implements operational tools and practices needed to sustain metrics at desired levels.
- Actively participates in requirement definition, technical architecture review, iterative development, code review, and operations.
- Provides technical design artifacts for Engineers and provides peer-review feedback to confirm the quality and completeness of the deliverables. Creates automated feedback loops and uses data to make decisions.
- Investigates, designs, prototypes, and evaluates the technical feasibility of new technologies.
- Develops core practices, frameworks, and/or libraries for consistency and reuse.
What You'll Need:
- 5+ years of professional experience in firmware or embedded systems development.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, management information systems, or equivalent experience. Education or experience in engineering, computer science, or another technical field preferred.
- Sound technical judgement, is proficient at selecting the appropriate algorithms to meet functional and non-functional requirements, and is skilled in designing superior solutions and embedding simplicity into designs.
- Recent hands-on experience in Linux and C/C++ development environment, Linux Kernel, Networking, and software security analysis.
- Proficient in toolchain: Buildroot or Yocto, and firmware Over-The-Air upgrade.
- Experience with Communication protocols: Wifi, Bluetooth, LTE, etc., and IoT device development, preferably Z-Wave, Matter, and Thread devices.
Additional Skills:
- Expert in three or more engineering disciplines/ coding languages.
- Deep knowledge and experience designing systems to achieve non-functional requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment where learning new concepts quickly is a must.
- Strong teamwork aptitude and ability to partner with the product owner/business sponsor to ensure the delivered system meets expectations.
- Able to lead a cross-functional team of engineers and effectively communicate to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Compensation & Benefits:
The salary range for this role is $121,600.00 - $182,400.00 and is based on experience and qualifications
Certain roles are eligible for annual bonus and may include equity. These awards are allocated based on company and individual performance.
We offer employees access to healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits and paid time off among others. Employees accrue up to 120 hours in their first year. Your accrual rate increases after your first year. We also offer 6 paid holidays.
Background checks will be conducted during the employment process. Any information will be reviewed through an individualized assessment in accordance with the Philadelphia Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Management Information Systems, or equivalent experience
- Strong proficiency working in Linux environments, including networking and software security analysis
- Expert-level, extensive C/C++ experience
- Proficient with Buildroot or Yocto toolchains and firmware OTA upgrade processes
- Experience with communication protocols such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, LTE, etc.
ADT Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a per‑paycheck company match and the possibility of an additional year‑end contribution is positioned as competitive. Feedback suggests this is a reliable anchor of total compensation value.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave, adoption/infertility support, and childcare discounts are highlighted as part of the package. Feedback suggests these offerings add meaningful non‑cash value across different employee groups.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Core medical/dental/vision coverage is paired with an EAP, wellbeing programs, and employee discounts, with noted emphasis on mental‑health initiatives. Eligibility beginning the first of the month after 31 days in many roles reinforces accessibility and day‑to‑day usefulness.
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