Senior Firmware Architect (AI)

Who is Wyze?

Wyze is a high growth, Series B, consumer technology company. Our vision is to make great technology accessible to everyone through our smart home platform. Our aim is to serve everyday people, like me, you, and our friends and families, with too good to be true products and services. We want employees who will be inspired by this and welcome all who will help us build the next amazing chapter at Wyze.

Wyze is home to some of the most innovative products and services in the market. Forbes named us in their America’s Best Startup Employers 2023 list, Time Magazine selected us for their 100 Most Influential Companies of 2022, Fast Company named us as one of the Most Innovative Companies in 2021and PCMag gave our Cam v3 an Editor’s Choice Award. We disrupted the market with our Wyze Cam v1 and then quickly took over as a market leader in the space. We recently disrupted it again with our revolutionary Cam Plus Pro service. GeekWire calls us a start-up to watch and one of the Pacific Northwest’s next unicorns… and we are just getting started.

Our people centric innovative vision is not only present in our products and services, but it is also embedded in the fabric of our company. We were just listed in the Top 100 Best Places to Workby Built in Seattle, listed as one of their Best Midsize Companies to Work For and awarded as one of their Companies with the Best Benefits. Seattle Business Magazine certified us as a Best Places to Work too!

We value the unique life experiences every employee brings to work every day. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment whereby our employees are encouraged to be their authentic whole selves and are rewarded for their impact across the company. Everyone is welcome and empowered to do the best work of their lives.

This opportunity can be remote from the following states: California, Kentucky, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, and Virginia.

If you are based in the Greater Seattle Metropolitan area, we are working hybrid (three days a week in the office and two days a week remote).

Come join us and make the impossible, possible!

Overview:

We are looking for a highly experienced Firmware Architect to lead the development and integration of firmware solutions incorporating advanced AI capabilities into our smart camera products. The ideal candidate will excel in providing technical direction, collaborating with global teams, and guiding projects from concept through production.

Responsibilities:

• Architect, design, and drive the implementation of innovative firmware solutions integrating cutting-edge AI models for smart camera products.
• Act as a central technical liaison, facilitating effective communication and seamless collaboration among international firmware teams to ensure smooth integration and on-time project deliveries.
• Provide strong architectural oversight, technical leadership, and mentorship to firmware engineers across global teams.
• Manage the firmware project lifecycle, ensuring alignment with product specifications, timelines, and quality standards.
• Lead technical discussions and problem-solving sessions, driving cross-team collaboration to address architectural challenges.

Required Qualifications:

• Strong experience architecting and designing firmware for embedded systems.
• Proficiency in C/C++ for embedded software development.
• Proven track record of collaborating effectively with international engineering teams.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts across diverse and global teams.
• Demonstrated capability to mentor engineering teams and oversee technical implementation from design to mass production.
• Familiarity with integrating AI/ML models into resource-constrained embedded systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience developing firmware specifically for camera systems or smart home technology.
• Previous experience managing or mentoring international engineering teams.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and leadership skills.

Our Benefits

Wyze has a full benefits package through Premera Blue Cross. This includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Basic Life Insurance, Voluntary Life Insurance, EAP, Short-term disability, Long-term disability, FSA, and Daycare FSA. Depending on the benefits package you choose, a portion of the employee and dependent premiums will be covered by Wyze.

• 12 Holidays - 8 set holidays and 4 Floating Holidays for you to use however you choose
• 24 days of PTO every year
• Additional Wyze anniversary vacation days
• Principal 401k Plan

Wyze employee product perks: Wyze employees receive an array of our most loved products and services, as well as Wyze software services once they are launched. Employees also get a chance to participate in our beta program for unreleased products to help make Wyze better for all! Come Join Us!

If this sounds too good to be true and you are ready to be part of #teamwyze, then we want to hear from you!

Please send us a cover letter that showcases some of the outstanding things you can do and how you feel they could apply to our vision and projects here at Wyze!

We will ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Please contact us to request accommodation at recruiting@wyze.com.

Lastly, and exceptionally important to us: we are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity as well as inclusion here at Wyze. We are fully committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. That’s how we do things!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $150,000.00 - $210,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Relocation assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Kirkland, WA 98033