Senior Firmware Engineer

Principal Embedded Firmware Engineer, Device Platform Migration | Bay Area, CA (Onsite)

📍 Bay Area, California (onsite)

💰 Up to $210k base + equity + full benefits

I’m working with a technology business that is moving the firmware for its customer-deployed devices from a third-party vendor to in-house ownership. They’re looking for an embedded engineer to lead the first half of that migration.

You’ll work alongside a second firmware engineer who joins shortly after. Together you’ll take full ownership of the device firmware.

What you’ll do

🔹 Lead the phased migration of device firmware from vendor to internal ownership

🔹 Work with the vendor during handoff to capture design knowledge and update mechanisms

🔹 Build the internal firmware build and signing pipeline

🔹 Partner with Engineering Services on unified OTA delivery across the device fleet

🔹 Establish firmware release process, version control and rollback discipline

What you’ll bring

✅ 7+ years in embedded firmware engineering

✅ Hands-on experience with firmware migration or OEM-to-internal handoff

✅ Strong C/C++ and embedded Linux

✅ OTA updates, secure boot and firmware signing

✅ Track record of owning production fleet firmware

Nice to have

⭐ IoT or security device fleet experience

⭐ Cross-product firmware standards across multiple device lines

⭐ Familiarity with vendor-to-internal codebase transitions

The package

💰 Base salary up to $210k. The range is wide because the final offer will depend on your experience and how closely you match the brief.

📈 Stock options

🏥 Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) and paid time off

This is a full-time, onsite role in the Bay Area.

Interested? Message me or comment below and I’ll share the full brief. 📩