CareerPlan

Founding Firmware Engineer

San FranciscoFull-time$150k–$200k2026-11-07
On-siteNo visa sponsorship

Core

Build and ship production firmware for lightweight AI glasses and wearable hardware.

Role type

Founding Firmware Engineer

Builds

Production firmware for wearable AI devices

Domain

Consumer AI, wearable hardware, real-time systems

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

C/C++, Rust, embedded systems, low-level debugging, RTOS, BLE, device communication stacks

Preferred skills

wireless protocols, embedded Linux, microcontrollers, sensors, audio pipelines, power optimization, real-time systems

Technologies

C, C++, Rust, RTOS, BLE, embedded Linux

Responsibilities

Build and ship production firmware; work across hardware and software boundaries to bring up and debug devices; make pragmatic engineering tradeoffs; collaborate with a small team and take ownership of systems end to end

Seniority

Founding, hands-on IC