Senior Firmware Engineer @ Eight Sleep | $180k - $210k + Equity

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How you’ll contribute

• Pioneer Cutting-Edge Technology: Bring-up and implement cutting edge sensor technologies, bringing them into our products to enable the future of health monitoring.
• Ownership and Drive: Collaborate with hardware teams to guide prototyping, drive efficient designs, as well as implementation on production hardware. 
• Innovate and Elevate: Lead the transformation of our firmware development landscape, pioneering advanced standards and state-of-the-art tooling that revolutionize our testing and deployment processes.
• Global Collaboration and Support: Work closely with our manufacturing team in China to develop tests and deliver high quality products on time. 
• Effective Remote Communication: Thrive in an in person and remote work environment, ensuring clear and impactful communication. 

What you need to succeed

• Proven Expertise: 5+ years of software engineering experience, with a focus on firmware in C/C++ and client or test tooling in Python or NodeJS.
• Advanced Technical Skills: Proficiency in developing for compute-constrained and low-memory environments. Skilled in creating peripheral drivers and communication protocols (UART, I2C, SPI, USB), and knowledgeable in DMA.
• Shipping at Scale: Have launched and maintained large fleets of devices, with experience in monitoring telemetry, and OTA firmware updates.
• Hardware Acumen: Ability to read and interpret data sheets and schematics for hardware bring-up and debugging. Familiarity with logic analyzers and oscilloscopes.
• Adaptive Problem Solver: A fast-paced and iterative approach to tackling complex problems.
• Travel Readiness: Willingness and ability to travel regularly to China for team support and collaboration.

What Sets you apart

• Proficient with bare metal systems, low level task management, and environments without traditional RTOS.
• Expertise in wireless communication standards (e.g., Bluetooth, Wi-Fi).
• Expertise in automated testing and observability.
• Deep understanding of embedded security practices.

Why you’ll love Eight Sleep

• You’ll get a better night's sleep every night; all full-time employees receive the Pod
• Flexible PTO.
• 100% employer contribution for medical/dental/vision insurance.
• Fully distributed workforce.
• Role ownership, and uncapped growth opportunities.