Firmware Engineer

Job Description

Nextbase is a market-leader in connected car technology. The company commits to making a positive impact on peoples journeys and lives through its cutting-edge safety, security and smart innovations. Sales of Dash Cams have increased by 850% in the lastfour years, making them some of the fastest-growing consumer tech products in the world. Nextbase is the largest smart Dash Cam brand in the world, holding over 80% of UK market share by volume (GfK) and significant market shares in the USA, CA, AUS and Europe.Beyondrecording road journeys, the Nextbase range of smart Dash Cams can help companies managing small or large fleets of vehicles to save money on motor insurance, speed up the insurance claims process, reduce the likelihood of vehicle theft and monitor employeesdriving performance. In fact, Dash Cams have been proven to make people safer drivers, increasing their telematics scores by around 34%. On top of this, Nextbase smart Dash Cams reduce driver anxiety by ensuring every part of a trip is documented, while supportingand reassuring the fleet manager.Nextbase smart Dash Cams are now more intelligent than ever thanks to forward-thinking features such as Alexa Voice Control, what3words geolocation service, and Emergency SOS that will automatically call emergency servicesin case of a serious accident. Nextbase smart Dash Cams have received widespread critical acclaim including several Which Best Buy awards and awards from the Sunday Times, The Daily Mail, The Independent, Driving.co.uk, Auto Express, What Car, Honest John,Mashable, Tech Advisor and T3.*About the role:*Nextbase produces award winning Dash Cams. We are looking for a Firmware Engineer who would like to develop their skills in embedded software to complement our team in China. Existing and new products are increasingin their firmware complexity and depth and this new role has been identified in order to keep up with the ever more demand upon the firmware generation process. For this role we are offer hybrid working, which is negotiable depending on location and experience.*Responsibilities:**A suitable candidate duties include the validation and tuning of production firmware in close cooperation with the engineering departments in China & the development of embedded software prototypes as well as source code review* You will also improve existingspecifications, test cases, clarify gaps and push the implementation schedule with engineers* You will review the scheduled tasks from Jira tickets and progress each open item to either a conclusion to deliver the result, or identify any blocking obstaclewhich then needs to be highlighted to Nextbase Management in order to resolve* Jira tickets may involve solving an identified problem using a variety of resources within one or multiple organisations to achieve the final result. A diplomatic, but firm approachto achieve the end result is therefore required*Requirements:** Has strong knowledge of C language programming for embedded platforms (ARM, RTOS, Linux)* Has experience in conducting source code review and deploying formal coding standards* Has strong analyticalskills to identify bug root causes & identify potential solutions* Is experienced in performance tuning & debugging on embedded devices* Has experience using version control systems (Git)* Is detail oriented and shows commitment to improving working practicesand software quality* Is familiar with the use of continuous integration (CI) techniques for automated software build* Has good understanding of the software development lifecycle*Beneficial skills:** Familiarity with the Ambarella platform (A12, H22)* Experiencein tuning Wi-Fi / Bluetooth stack of a Linux system* Experience in developing embedded devices which have connected companion apps* Has basic knowledge of web technologies like JSON, HTML* Experience working with & co-ordinating remote teams-* Private pension*Private Medical Insurance* Cycle to Work* Perkbox* Refreshments* Office Parties* Telephone Call* Telephone Tech Test* OfferC, Embedded, Linux, RTOSC, Embedded, Linux, RTOS, Jira, Git, JSON, HTML