Senior Firmware Engineer in Test

Join Afero and change the world, a gazillion connections at a time!

Our vision is to make all the world's devices really smart and truly secure, through innovation and scale. Come make it happen.

Afero is the leading PaaS for IoT manufacturers and brands, enabling connected devices to be both smart and secure. Afero built its foundation on security, data privacy, simplicity and ease of use. Today, Afero technology powers millions of devices across more than 1,000 SKUs from 50+ manufacturers, including well known brands like Defiant, Hampton Bay and EcoSmart. Afero has more than 123 patents, one of the largest IoT patent portfolios globally, and was named an 2024 IoT Breakthrough Winner for IoT Security Platform of the Year. Afero is driven by a team of world-class executives and veterans in mobile, hardware, security, consumer and cloud, leveraging experience from Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Netflix, Disney, Roku and Danger. Afero provides a fantastic opportunity to explore and to expand your expertise while driving product innovation into exciting new ecosystems. To learn more, visit www.afero.io.

Why you’ll want to work with us

For a small team, Afero engineers collectively do a little bit of everything—from cloud applications and infrastructure to mobile development on multiple platforms, firmware on a wide range of devices, to board-level hardware design and implementation of secure wireless devices. If you enjoy deep dives into assorted technology stacks to understand end-to-end system workflows, can adapt past experiences to new solutions, and can communicate technical ideas effectively, Afero is a fantastic opportunity to explore and to expand your expertise.

Who We Are

We're a small team responsible for testing a complex platform, working very closely with both engineering and product/project/program management. Our QA team has a big impact on not just the quality of everything we release, but also in what we build, how it's built, and when it gets released. We're lucky enough to work with an organization that fully understands the value of QA, and that means we have a significant impact across engineering and on the company.

Who We're Looking For

Afero is looking for an experienced engineer with a background in designing, developing, setting up and deploying test frameworks to test system firmware running on hardware platforms. The ideal candidate will have enthusiasm for independently digging into complexity, building new solutions, and increasing effectiveness in a collaborative environment. You’ll be a key part of scaling and evolving Afero’s platform.

Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience testing firmware running on devices (preferably consumer electronics devices)
• Experience designing automated test set ups for complex firmware interacting with hardware
• Expertise designing, developing and setting up automated tests for firmware validation
• Expertise developing Python-based automation for embedded systems, and familiarity with PySerial, libusb, and python object classes for implementing low level APIs, etc
• Experience coding/testing boot loaders, and device drivers for embedded devices (RTOS and/or Linux)
• Solid working knowledge of microcontroller architectures and understanding of processor datasheets to develop test system architecture
• Comfortable working with test frameworks of end to end testing of devices with other system components such as cloud and mobile apps
• Experience designing automation labs to run validation tests, and to collect performance metrics
• Demonstrated ability to influence adoption of scalable test methodologies which drive clear impact on organizational effectiveness
• Strong verbal and written communication skills - you'll need to write clear and well-constructed bug reports, test cases, and documentation
• Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as contributing to the success of the team - you’ll interact with the entire Engineering team, while managing and prioritizing your own tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Empathy for users, an eye for usability, and ability to invent imaginative but reality-based tests is a plus
• Experience with any form of test automation for IOT devices is a plus
• Experience working with or developing embedded firmware is a plus
• This role is a hybrid position; candidates must be able to come into the Los Altos, CA office at least three days per week
• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. Visa sponsorship is not available

Afero is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status.