Embedded Software Development Engineer - Philips Hue

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Signify Netherlands B.V.

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

Menlo Park, California

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

Develop embedded software for Hue secure cameras and the Hue Bridge, focusing on platform and application expansion. Collaborate with global teams to design feature architecture and partner with QA to ensure product reliability.

Qualifications

You have a Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field, along with at least one year of experience in embedded software development. You should also have experience with Python and embedded Linux, and possess knowledge of API and network communication technologies like MQTT.

Must Have Skills for ATS

Python

embedded Linux

API

MQTT

Job Description

About Signify

Through bold discovery and cutting-edge innovation, we lead an industry that is vital for the future of our planet: lighting. Through our leadership in connected lighting and the Internet of Things, we're breaking new ground in data analytics, AI, and smart solutions for homes, offices, cities, and beyond.

At Signify, you can shape tomorrow by building on our incredible 125+ year legacy while working toward even bolder sustainability goals. Our culture of continuous learning, creativity, and commitment to diversity and inclusion empowers you to grow your skills and career.

Join us, and together, we’ll transform our industry, making a lasting difference for brighter lives and a better world. 

More about the role

This is an exciting job opportunity for you as an Embedded Software Development Engineer in Menlo Park, California, with Signify, the world leader in lighting.

Want to work on the world’s leading smart home lighting system? Join our Philips Hue multidisciplinary engineering team responsible for developing and continuously improving our unique Philips Hue lighting and security system. This role will focus on developing Embedded Software for our Hue secure cameras and Hue Bridge.

  • Platform and Application Development: Collaborate with the embedded team to expand platform and application offerings for our customers.

  • Feature Preparation: Collaborate with team members to design the architecture and infrastructure for features that connect embedded, cloud, and mobile components.

  • Quality Assurance Collaboration: Partner with the QA team to ensure product quality and reliability through rigorous testing and verification.

  • Continuous improvement: Efficiently identify, diagnose, and resolve software defects to maintain optimal system performance.

  • Global Team Collaboration: Effectively communicate and collaborate with a diverse, global team across multiple time zones.

More about you

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related discipline

  • 1+ years of work experience in an embedded software role with a proven track record of delivering high quality products to customers

  • Experience in Python or similar languages

  • Experience in embedded Linux software development

  • Knowledge on API and network communication technologies including MQTT

  • Effective communicator and team player, with a can-do mentality to realize the best Smart Home product experiences

*Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future company sponsorship.

  • Salary: $88,102 - 129,217 based on experience

  • Bonus:  target bonus opportunity - 5%

  • Benefits Overview:   Company subsidized benefits plan offerings that include Medical, Health Savings Account, Dental, 401K retirement plan with company match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays/personal days, tuition reimbursement and products discounts. Ability to purchase supplemental benefits that include supplemental life insurance, dependent life insurance, vision insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment insurance, health care flexible spending account and dependent care flexible spending account.

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Everything we’ll do for you

You can grow a lasting career here. We’ll encourage you, support you, and challenge you. We’ll help you learn and progress in a way that’s right for you, with coaching and mentoring along the way. We’ll listen to you too, because we see and value every one of our 27,000+ people. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace fosters creativity, innovation, and a full spectrum of bright ideas. With a global workforce present in 70+ countries, we are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where every voice is heard and valued, helping us all achieve more together. 

Come join us, and together we can light up the future.

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Signify Netherlands B.V.

Signify (Euronext: LIGHT) is the world leader in lighting for professionals and consumers. We proudly bring to market the world’s best lighting brands, from Signify, Philips, Philips Hue, Signify Interact, Philips Dynalite, Color Kinetics and many more. Our advanced products, connected systems and services unlock the extraordinary potential of light for brighter lives and a better world. In 2025, we had sales of EUR 5.8 billion, approximately 27,000 employees, and a presence in over 70 markets. We are in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and hold the EcoVadis Platinum rating.
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