Sr. Embedded Engineer

Job Title: Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Company Overview:

At Tactacam, we are a rapidly growing and market-leading outdoor products and technology company. With over 600,000+ active customers worldwide and an expanding product line, we offer exciting opportunities for career growth and personal development. Join us at Tactacam, where innovation, adventure, and limitless possibilities await!

Job Overview:

The Senior Embedded Software Engineer will be part of a team developing new outdoor product lines for wireless POV cameras and cellular IoT devices. This engineer will work closely with internal, contract design, and manufacturing engineering teams. A top candidate will have direct work experience as a technical lead for an embedded software design, firmware modification, or wireless connectivity project. This role is part of the Reveal Product Engineering organization, with a focus on image processing functionality within embedded hardware and software systems.

Responsibilities:

• Lead design and implementation of embedded software for wireless camera products
• Maintain embedded software architecture, product design, and prototyping capabilities
• Provide technical guidance for third-party design partners
• Collaborate with hardware engineers on electronics designs
• Collaborate with mobile software engineers on integrations with iOS and Android apps
• Support Bluetooth/BLE, Cellular/LTE, and Wireless/Wi-Fi regulatory testing efforts
• Support QA team in the triage of product verification and validation issues

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
   

Required Skills:

• 7–12 years of embedded software engineering experience in C/C++ applications
• Proficient with IoT video streaming technologies (H.264/RTSP/WebRTC)
• Experience with board bring-up for embedded Linux (Buildroot or Yocto)
• Strong object-oriented design and familiarity with design patterns
• Proficient with Git version control
• Proficient with DevOps, Jira, GitHub, and GitLab workflows
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)
• Skilled in using communication interfaces: I2C, SPI, UART, USB, and MIPI CSI-2
• Hands-on experience with embedded debugging tools such as scopes and protocol analyzers
• Knowledge of software security best practices and network protocols
• Experience with embedded software unit testing
• Ability to communicate technical and non-technical information clearly to stakeholders
   

Desired Skills:

• Experience with AWS C/C++ SDKs (S3, MQTT, Kinesis)
• Experience implementing IoT Over-the-Air (OTA) update methodologies
• Familiarity with scripting tools (Bash, Python, LuaJIT, GNU Make)
• Experience working with third-party design partners on firmware development
• Knowledge of image compression and transmission algorithms
• Familiarity with cellular and wireless technologies (LTE, Wi-Fi, BL