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Lead Firmware Engineer

San Francisco, California, United States of America💼 Full-time💰 $162,000–$162,000🗓 2026-09-21 → 2026-09-25

Core

Design and develop firmware and embedded system architecture for low-power ARM-based microcontrollers to coordinate sensors, ensure security, and manage power subsystems.

Role type

Lead Firmware Engineer (Embedded Systems)

Builds

Firmware for low-power embedded microcontrollers and cloud-connected devices

Domain

Consumer Electronics / Embedded Systems / IoT

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Embedded C, C++, FreeRTOS, Zephyr, ARM MCU architecture, radio stacks (BT, BLE, Wi-Fi), sensor pipelines, unit test frameworks

Preferred skills

Qualcomm/STM32/Cypress/Infineon/Nordic debugging, high-reliability production code, low-level hardware debugging

Technologies

ARM, FreeRTOS, Zephyr, Embedded C, C++, Bluetooth, BLE, Wi-Fi

Responsibilities

Design and develop firmware and embedded system architecture for leading-edge ARM-based MCUs; Collaborate with EE, RF, Security, Cloud Services, and AI models teams; Bring up and debug new hardware in the lab; Establish and manage performance metrics including code size, memory footprint, power consumption, and latency

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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