Hi, we are ecobee.

ecobee introduced the world’s first smart Wi-Fi thermostat to help millions of consumers save money, conserve energy, and bring home automation into their lives. That was just the beginning. We continue our pursuit to create technology that brings peace of mind into the home and allows people to focus on the moments that matter most. We take pride in making a meaningful difference to the environment, all while being part of the exciting, connected home revolution.

In 2021, ecobee became a subsidiary of Generac Power Systems. Generac introduced the first affordable backup generator and later created the category of automatic home standby generator. The company is committed to sustainable, cleaner energy products poised to revolutionize the 21st century electrical grid. Together, we take pride in making a meaningful difference to the environment.

Why we love to do what we do:

We’re helping build the world of tomorrow with solutions that improve everyday life while making a positive impact on the planet. Our products and services work in harmony to provide comfort, efficiency, and peace of mind for millions of homes and businesses. While we’re proud of what we’ve done so far, there’s still a lot we can do—and you can be part of it. 

Join our extraordinary team.

We're a rapidly growing global tech company headquartered in Canada, in the heart of downtown Toronto, with an office in Leeds, UK, and remote ecopeeps in the US. We get to work with some of North America and UK's leading professionals. Our colleagues are proud to bring their authentic selves to work, confident that what we do is grounded in a greater purpose. We’re always looking for curious, talented, and passionate people to join our team.

The Role:

As an Embedded Engineer, you will be responsible for helping develop the software that powers our hardware products.  These devices run on a multitude of platforms from small, battery operated microcontrollers to full-blown multicore embedded Linux systems. 

The embedded team is in a unique position as we own a wide breadth of the technologies that get built into our devices making each day a unique challenge. You may be working on portions of the low-level software/hardware interactions, but equally important is the development of the user applications that run on device.  Everything from network protocols, to control algorithms to building enticing graphic UI’s. 

The embedded team is also responsible for developing the test fixtures used to validate the functionality of each device manufactured.  These devices are truly products on their own and no less complex considering the hardware and software systems they must interface with.

Aside from the in-house technologies, the embedded team is often also responsible for integrating third-party services.  For example, we developed the device software stack that allowed us to become one of the first Apple HomeKit accessories on the market as well as more recently one of the first third parties to integrate Amazon Voice Services for Alexa functionality built right into a thermostat.  

How You’ll Make an Impact:

• Develop objected oriented software primarily in C++
• Ability to work problems ranging the entire computer stack. All the way from low level driver support and OS upgrades to high level GUI and application development
• Opportunity to work closely with Third party vendors and integration in order to bring new experiences to our platform. Examples: Spotify, Amazon Alexa, Apple Homkit, etc…
• Contribute to the hacker spirit at ecobee by taking part in quarterly hackathons
• To accomplish all of this you will be working closely with your mentor. At any given time you may also be working closely with developers from other teams as well as our Hardware, Product Management, Manufacturing teams and third-party tech companies on integrations.

What You Bring to the Table:

Some of the skills and interests we've seen in Embedded Developers and Test Fixture Development at ecobee:

• Computer Science, Software, Computer, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering student
• C/C++ development experience.
• Object-oriented design and coding skills with knowledge of data structures and design patterns.
• Exposure to writing code in C++ and C for complex projects
• Experience creating software architecture and design documentation
• Just so you know: successfully matched candidates will be required to complete a criminal background check.

Convinced you’ll be able to make an impact? We’d love to hear from you.  

“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”