Senior Android Firmware Engineer

About Aura: Build a world where people feel closer to their loved ones every day.  Aura turned the digital frame into a private social network for more authentic, real-world connection between our closest loved ones. Instantly share photos and videos from anywhere in the world to your loved ones' homes through our easy-to-use apps, beautifully displayed on premium Wi-Fi frames.

Aura is the most recommended digital frame by independent reviewers, and the only digital frame recommended by The New York Times Wirecutter. With frames and apps used by millions from around the world, Aura continues to innovate with new products, software features, and new market expansion, fueling profitable growth. 

Our engineering team delivers rapid innovation across the entire stack from hardware to machine vision.  We're constantly building new software and hardware products while improving our existing ones.  

Role: You'll join our NYC office / lab where new Aura hardware begins and existing products are analyzed and iterated upon.  You'll be responsible for delivering innovation and quality alongside a team of product management, industrial design, manufacturing, and hardware/software engineering both here and with our partners in Asia.  You will own embedded Android/system software all the way from new product development to monitoring OTA updates you deliver to the millions currently online, analyzing failures when they are returned, and mitigating them in future manufacturing and testing software.  

What you’ll do:

• Work truly full stack from logic analyzer to SQL dashboards
• Build and modify kernel drivers, BSP, AOSP, and APK layers
• Test displays, sensors, Wi-Fi, bluetooth, and interactions with our iOS/Android phone apps
• Collaborate daily with our Shenzhen-based engineers, and occasionally visit them and our suppliers throughout Asia

Qualifications:

• Comfortable in Java/C/Kotlin/SQL/Ruby/Bash/Whatever to get the job done
• Experience at a startup with less than a hundred employees
• Developed new consumer hardware products
• 5+ years overall

Because You Matter: We believe in creating a happy and supportive work environment, so you can both excel at your job and actually enjoy coming into work each day. Compensation for this role will be in the $160,000 - $220,000 range.

For full-time, US-based employees. Benefits may differ for part-time or international roles.

• 📈 Generous stock option program - begins vesting after 1 year
• 🏥 Comprehensive health plans - Aura pays 100% of the premium for employees and 50% for families. 
• 💰 401(k) with match - Aura fully matches the first 4% of your salary contributed
• 🌯 Lunch and snacks - In SF & NY Offices
• 💪 $150 monthly fitness allowance - gym, coaching, etc
• 🏝 Flexible time off - and you’re required to take at least 10 days off each year

Aura Home Inc. All rights reserved, Aura is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives to apply.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.