Senior Firmware Engineer, GoPro
$130.1-175.9k
2-3 days a week in office (San Mateo, CA)
Extreme action cameras and video software
Job no longer available
Extreme action cameras and video software
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$130.1-175.9k
2-3 days a week in office (San Mateo, CA)
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To help the world to capture and share itself in immersive and exciting ways.
Role
Who you are
- BA/BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science, MA/MS preferred
- 3+ years of hands-on experience developing embedded software/firmware
- Expert C programming experience
- Good understanding of embedded operating systems (Linux, VxWorks, Nucleus, ThreadX, uITRON, FreeRTOS etc.)
- Good understanding of tasks, threads, inter-process communications, semaphore and other embedded operating system concepts
- Familiarity with one or more of the following areas: I2C, I2S, SPI, SDIO, JTAG, UART, MCU, USB, etc
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Creative and agile, ability to adapt in a fast-paced engineering environment
- Ability to work independently with little direction, ability to work with cross-functional teams such as hardware, mechanical, program management, etc., consummate team player
Desirable
- Imaging Processing Pipeline and Algorithm knowledge
- Image Quality and Calibration background
- Audio Processing techniques
What the job involves
- Manage various efforts of firmware development on GoPro's next generation camera platforms
- Manage and collaborate on system architecture tasks
- Work with both the local and overseas firmware teams to guide and coordinate the firmware development effort based on defined architecture
- Work closely with hardware team and chip vendors to validate hardware
- Hands-on coding and maintaining existing C code
- Mentor junior members of the firmware development team
Our take
GoPro is a global leader in the field of action cameras. It has enjoyed remarkable success since its founding in 2002, and has expanded its offering to include additional apps and video editing software.
The market for cameras is fast-moving, with constant updates and innovations in technology and applications keeping it competitive. GoPro’s constant focus on new features and accessories, as well as its extensive name recognition, has helped the company retain a dominant market share. Similarly, GoPro has been smart to carve itself a niche that expressly excludes competition from swiftly improving smartphone cameras, as nobody wants to take their iPhone down a whitewater rapid.
This has, to date, kept GoPro’s sales growth ahead of competitors. GoPro is attentive to the constant possibility of game-changing new tech and competing products and should have the resources and talent to stay robustly abreast of the pack.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
7% employee growth in 12 months
Trustpilot (1.3)
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Dec 2012
$200m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
May 2011
$88m
SERIES A
Total funding: $288.2m
Company benefits
- Get your very own GoPro camera + gear
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance – premiums are 100% paid for employees, 80% paid for dependents
- Life insurance and disability benefits
- Generous time off policy
- 12 weeks paid parental leave for new parents
- Pre-tax and Roth 401(k) options
- Discounted employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
- LiveHealthy monthly wellness reimbursement
- Innovative remote-friendly wellness classes and events
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional + personal development opportunities, i.e. LinkedIn Learning
- Opportunities to get involved in the causes that you care about (annual camera donation + volunteer events)
Company HQ
Western Hills, San Mateo, CA
Leadership
Nicholas Woodman
(CEO & Owner)Received a degree in Visual Arts from the University of California, San Diego. Founder of Fun Bug. Sold Fun Bug and then traveled the world surfing, which inspired them to found GoPro in 2002.
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