Embedded Software Engineer

Interested in playing a key part in building the personal computing device you’ve always wished you had? This is an opportunity to join a well-funded startup as an early embedded software engineer and help define a product from early prototypes to a shipping device and beyond.

This is the perfect role for an experienced engineer who truly loves building delightful products and wants to work in a startup environment where they can have a wide-reaching impact.

Open source is key to our business strategy, and you’ll have the opportunity to contribute the majority of your work to the open source community.

Some of your work will be hands-on at our hardware lab in the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco, but our work culture is remote-friendly. Some travel may also be required to work with teammates and vendors in other locations, mostly in the US and Asia.

Responsibilities

• Own firmware and device driver development for a new Linux-based personal computing device plus associated peripherals, from early prototypes through production.
• Redefine the bar for security, reliability, and performance across embedded software.
• Contribute to component evaluation and selection.
• Collaborate with electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, security engineers, and other software engineers to integrate components into a cohesive product.

Requirements

• Minimum of 4 years experience in embedded software development.
• End-to-end embedded software development experience, from bring-up of initial prototypes to high-volume production.
• Strong, demonstrable coding skills in C.
• Deep understanding of developing software for resource-constrained environments.
• Experience with standard bus interfaces: I2C, SPI, etc.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and technical leadership skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Zephyr RTOS.
• Experience with driver development for consumer peripherals like cameras, displays, wireless chips, etc.

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive salary + generous equity.
• 100% platinum-level health/dental/vision premium coverage + 70% premium coverage for dependents.
• 401(k) plan.
• Take-what-you-need unmetered vacation policy.

Annual Base Salary Range

$175,000 - $275,000/year depending on experience