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# Software Engineer - Embedded Systems

- **Company:** SWOOP TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Board Bringup, Abstraction Layers, Systems Engineering, BIOS, Booting (BIOS), Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Device Drivers, File Systems, Distributed Systems, Firmware, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), X86 Assembly Languages, Linux Kernel, Performance Tuning, Real-Time Operating Systems, Software Engineering, System Software, Systems Integration, Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, USB, Serial Peripheral Interface, PIC Microcontroller, Information Technology, Bare Metal
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/software-engineer-embedded-systems-swoop-technologies-7417801

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related technical field, or equivalent technical experience
 * 4+ years of experience in one or more of the following: Operating System/Kernel development, RTOS, Embedded Systems/Firmware design, Microkernel development, Bare Metal development
 * Software development experience in C and Rust
 * Understanding of low level hardware systems
 * Travel Requirement - 5-20%
 * Active US Security clearance or ability and willingness to be sponsored for a US Security clearance

Bonus if you have:

 * Knowledge of one or more of the following: Microcontrollers, SoC, device drivers, hardware bring-up, power management, ARM processors, performance optimization, file systems, bootloading, firmware, x86 assembly, system BIOS, FPGAs or hardware/software integration
 * Understanding of clocks and timing as it pertains to processor instructions
 * Familiarity with serial protocols such as I2C, SPI, UART, USB
 * Demonstrated knowledge of systems engineering and distributed systems

## Description

* Develop and maintain embedded system firmware including low-level drivers, bootloaders, and other OS-critical functions to enable reliable OS initialization and hardware interaction.
 * Contribute to OS integration and kernel-level modules, ensuring efficient communication between hardware abstraction layers and higher-level system software.
 * Design and implement application-layer features and system services that leverage firmware interfaces, optimizing for performance, resource use, and robustness.
 * Collaborate cross-functionally with other engineering teams to debug complex issues spanning firmware, operating system, and application boundaries.
 * Collaborate closely with the deployment engineering team, solving technical challenges for various customer requirements


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