Firmware Engineer

GRIDWARE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
San Francisco, CA, United States
25 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
3 years minimum
Compensation
$160,000.0 - $165,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Assembly Language Unit Testing C++ (Programming Language) Software Debugging Web Development Linux on Embedded Systems Embedded Software Firmware Python (Programming Language) Real-Time Operating Systems Wide Area Networks Data Processing
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Scripting Backend Git Linux Development Bare Metal Hardware Debugging

Job description

  • Develop C/C++ firmware for our microcontroller platform
  • Implement drivers for microcontroller peripherals and external sensors
  • Work with our backend codebase to develop and test device communications
  • Maintain and extend our build system to support various embedded hardware platforms
  • Develop efficient data processing and collection algorithms in a resource-constrained environment
  • Develop unit tests, write and execute test plans

Requirements

  • Strong C and/or C++ knowledge
  • Python or another scripting language
  • Comfortable using Git
  • Comfortable in a Linux development environment
  • Comfortable working across multiple domains (hardware, firmware, software)
  • 3+ years embedded software engineering experience (Embedded Linux, RTOS’s, bare metal, etc)
  • Experience developing and debugging hardware

Bonus Skills

  • Strong understanding of operating system and real-time operating system concepts
  • Assembly language (extra bonus points for ARM)
  • Basic web programming knowledge (backend)
  • Comfortable debugging with an oscilloscope and/or logic analyzer
  • Professional experience deploying firmware
  • Experience with LoRa, SigFox, or other Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWANS)
  • Experience with digital signal processing (DSP)
  • Previous experience in rapidly scaling startups
  • Previous experience working with CMs/ODMs on medium to high-volume products

Benefits & conditions

Health, Dental & Vision (Gold and Platinum with some providers plans fully covered)

Paid parental leave

Alternating day off (every other Monday)

“Off the Grid”, a two week per year paid break for all employees.

Commuter allowance

Company-paid training

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