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# Firmware Engineer

- **Company:** NUDGE LLC
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Firmware, Verilog, Rust (Programming Language)
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/firmware-engineer-nudge-8302609

## About the Role

We are looking for firmware engineers with at least 3 years of industry experience. Regardless of career level, you should have:

 * Strong engineering / physics first principles
 * A degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or similar engineering discipline
 * Exceptional proficiency in Rust, C, C++, Verilog
 * A demonstrated history of exceptional technical contribution
 * High integrity and strong professional judgement

## Description

As a firmware engineer at Nudge, you will:

 * Deliver high-quality, safety-critical C, C++, Rust, and Verilog code for use in real-time embedded environments
 * Contribute to embedded hardware architecture decisions and component selection
 * Implement on-device algorithms for targeted stimulation and imaging
 * Perform bringup and debugging of embedded systems
 * Work closely with electrical, mechanical, and software engineers to design embedded systems at the core of our product
 * Contribute to documentation and analysis necessary for regulatory compliance


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