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# Embedded Software Engineer

- **Company:** Insight Global
- **Location:** Burlingame, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), CMake, Linux, Embedded Software, Firmware, Hardware Design, Integrated Development Environments, Real-Time Operating Systems, Software Engineering, Build Tools
- **Published:** June 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gb3xta

## About the Role

Have shipped at least one commercial or industrial hardware product.

 - A degree in science, engineering, or a related field.

 - 5+ years of professional engineering experience.

 - Experience writing firmware for real-time embedded systems.

 - Experience designing complex software that coordinates several disparate functions.

 - Experience using Linux as a development environment and test platform.

 - Experience configuring build tools such as CMake/Make.

 - A preference for using a debugger to understand the behavior of code at runtime.

 - An understanding of when to reach for an oscilloscope or other test equipment to verify your work.

## Description

Our client is seeking an experienced Embedded Software Engineer to join the Energy Storage Systems (ESS) team and work on the development of gigawatt-scale sodium ion energy storage system., Design and implement real-time, C++, RTOS-based firmware targeting microcontrollers.

 - Understand, code, and use microcontroller hardware to meet functional safety requirements.

 - Create firmware for embedded prototypes to validate hardware design choices and accelerate firmware development.

 - Verify and support the integration of your code.

 - Assist with the definition of requirements.

 - Support products deployed to the field.

 - Participate in hardware and software design reviews.

 - Adhere to modern disciplined development practices such as Clang-based linting, consistent formatting, thoughtful naming, and clear commenting.


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