Summary:

We have a new opening for a Senior IoT Software Engineering to join our Global Product Development team at our Cleveland, Ohio HQ's (North Olmsted suburb).

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Responsible for software architecture, design, and implementation of software components related to our IoT connected products.
• Lead the adoption of best-in-class software engineering practices, frameworks, and tools.
• Develop efficient and compact software to balance tradeoffs spanning the cloud, device firmware, connected apps, and other backend systems.
• Design and architect data storage by balancing performance, cost, and storage tradeoffs via various database technologies.
• Actively contribute to the most challenging aspects of software implementation by creating the critical code foundation on top of which other members of the team can build.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs, AWS Lambda functions, or other serverless cloud interfaces based upon AWS or other cloud technologies.
• Coordinate with embedded software engineers, app developers, and corporate IT resources to balance tradeoffs and meet product development requirements.
• Evaluate security best practices, trends, and typical models to identify appropriate solutions for connected products to meet stringent requirements.
• Apply a working knowledge and ability to implement cybersecurity best practices. Identify appropriate solutions for connected products to meet strict security requirements.
• Coordinate the design of internal tools to provide status and control information needed by customer support and business stakeholders.
• Coordinate with Software Quality Assurance teams to facilitate testing and review test plans to ensure full software coverage and quality.
• Work with marketing and technical product managers to develop overall system architecture and product requirements and drive translation into well designed and implemented software components.
• Collaborate with UX team members, product marketing, and end customers to leverage learnings from user research and usability testing results to produce useful software and products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering is required.
• Minimum of 5 years of proven experience as a software developer inclusive of experience developing cloud-enabled products is required.
• Experience with architecting data storage schemes and maintaining data in non-relational databases.
• Experience designing and controlling APIs for consistency, simplicity, and extensibility.
• Experience navigating tradeoffs to create highly scalable, reliable, and cost effective backend software.
• Experience with various development languages (Java, C#, Node.JS, Javascript, TypeScript, Python, etc), data formats (JSON, XML), object oriented programming, serverless cloud interfaces (AWS Lambda, Amazon S3, Amazon Cognito, Amazon API Gateway, etc), and data structures and algorithms.
• Excellent knowledge of software architecture including experience with data modeling, database design, performance profiling, and unit testing.
• Proficiency with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and related technologies.
• Team experience applying modern agile software development practices.
• Ability to insert yourself anywhere needed (frontend, backend, and everything in between) to design and architect custom software to meet unique product requirements.
• Proven track record in software architecture, design, and implementation in a developer leadership role.
• Good understanding and personal experience with IoT devices and Smart Home technology.
• Familiarity with data science, machine learning and big data tools and technologies.
• Strong interpersonal skills including creative thinking, attention to detail, collaboration, and teamwork.