Senior Embedded Software Engineer

When you join Verizon

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What you’ll be doing...

Verizon Connect provides devices, services and platforms that enable companies, government agencies and other entities to effectively monitor and manage their assets and fleets of vehicles.
Our core offering includes actionable live web insights, management platforms, real-time tracking and analytics and more.
In this role, you will:

• Design and optimize embedded software for proprietary IoT devices and systems

• Lead technical architecture decisions and code reviews

• Manage project plans, timelines, budgets, and cross-functional team coordination

• Oversee full product lifecycle from concept to production and end-of-life

What we’re looking for...

We are looking for a Senior Embedded Software Engineer for our embedded systems team in Florence. You will drive development of next-generation proprietary IoT devices, working with a multidisciplinary team of engineers.

You get excited by technology's possibilities and solving complex problems. With strong communication skills, you can influence others and explain technical concepts clearly. You thrive in fast-paced environments, manage competing priorities, and consistently meet deadlines.

You’ll need to have:

• Bachelor's in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience

• Extensive bare metal/RTOS development with performance optimization focus

• Advanced C/C++ programming with modern practices

• Experience with FreeRTOS, Zephyr OS or similar real time OS’s

• ARM Cortex microcontrollers (STM32, Microchip, NXP, Renesas)

• STM32 development tools (CubeIDE, CubeMX, ST-LINK v3)

• Communication protocols: TCP/UDP, I2C, SPI, UART, CAN bus

• IoT technologies: GPS, BLE, 5G, Wi-Fi 6

• Software analysis tools, version control (Git), code reviews, and CI/CD pipelines

• Edge computing and resource-constrained AI implementation

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Rust for embedded systems and AI-assisted development tools

• Embedded Linux

• MQTT and modern IoT protocols

• Python scripting for automation and data analysis

• Hardware debugging experience (oscilloscope, multimeters, schematics)

• OTA systems with secure boot implementation

• Security hardened embedded systems with advanced cybersecurity

• TinyML implementations and edge AI frameworks

• DevOps practices and containerization for embedded systems

• Automotive industry experience and open-source embedded platforms

• Strong problem-solving and communication skills with ability to manage multiple projects

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.

Where you’ll be working

Scheduled Weekly Hours

Equal Employment Opportunity

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, gender, disability or any other legally protected characteristics.