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# Staff Engineer, Embedded Firmware (bare metal)

- **Company:** Ayar Labs
- **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $180,000.0 - $223,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Unit Testing, Code Review, Computer Programming, Computer Engineering, Continuous Integration, Microarchitecture, Software Debugging, Embedded Software, Firmware, Python (Programming Language), Scripting, Git, Integration Tests, Bare Metal, Software Version Control
- **Published:** July 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/e6e72f21-91bc-4b4f-a5ef-00a49a9c7265

## About the Role

* Bachelor's in Electrical/Computer Engineering or a related field with 5+ years of relevant industry experience.
 * Proven expertise in bare-metal embedded firmware development, with strong programming skills in C.
 * Experience with various microcontrollers and firmware debugging tools.
 * Proficiency with modern version control workflows (e.g., Git), modern firmware development tools, and CI/CD tools.
 * Hands-on, proactive approach with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic startup environment.
 * Silicon bring-up experience.
 * Experience in scripting with high level language like Python.
 * Experience with Make-based build flows., * Ability to own architecture and development of firmware modules from scratch.
 * Experience in embedded firmware development for high-speed electronics and photonics applications.
 * Silicon bring-up experience for high-speed SerDes and photonics applications.

## Description

* Design, develop, and optimize embedded firmware for controlling high-speed SerDes interfaces and electronic/photonic subsystems.
 * Collaborate closely with analog/mixed-signal, digital, and photonic block designers to develop and implement sophisticated control algorithms for our photonic circuits and establish the micro-architecture and embedded requirements for our multi-chip package systems.
 * Write unit tests and integration tests for firmware modules; participate in firmware code reviews; maintain high-quality firmware through CI/CD practices.
 * Develop and execute firmware test code to support initial silicon power-on and bringup activities; debug hardware-firmware interactions at first silicon.
 * Partner effectively with hardware, validation, systems, and software teams throughout the product development lifecycle.
 * Maintain clear technical documentation including APIs, firmware architecture documents, module specifications, and build/release notes


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