Embedded Software Engineer

Hark • San Jose, CA

103d • $120,000 - $300,000

About The Position

You'll own critical pieces of the firmware stack that powers Hark's consumer products — from board bring-up and peripheral drivers to the runtime environment that hosts on-device intelligence. This isn't firmware in a vacuum. You'll work directly with the hardware team on new silicon and sensor integrations, with the agent team on model execution and memory constraints, and with products on experiences that ship to real users. The problems are real, the constraints are tight, and the work matters immediately.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional firmware or embedded systems development
• Strong proficiency in C and/or C++ in resource-constrained environments
• Experience with ARM Cortex-M or Cortex-A processors and associated toolchains
• Hands-on experience with RTOS (FreeRTOS, Zephyr, or similar)
• Familiarity with wireless protocols (BLE, Wi-Fi, or Thread)
• Comfort reading schematics and working alongside hardware engineers during board bring-up
• Experience with embedded debugging tools and workflows

Nice To Haves

• Experience with power optimization for battery-powered consumer devices
• Familiarity with secure boot, firmware signing, or hardware root of trust
• Exposure to ML inference runtimes on embedded platforms
• Experience shipping consumer electronics through EVT/DVT/PVT milestones

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain embedded firmware in C/C++ targeting ARM-based SoCs and microcontrollers
• Own BSP development, peripheral driver integration (SPI, I2C, UART, I2S), and RTOS task scheduling
• Optimize power consumption and thermal performance for always-on, battery-powered operation
• Build and maintain OTA update infrastructure for reliable field updates
• Collaborate with the on-device AI team to support model inference within memory and latency budgets
• Develop factory test and calibration firmware for manufacturing
• Debug complex hardware-software interactions using logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and JTAG

Benefits

• The US base salary range for this full-time position is between $120,000 - $300,000 annually.
• The total compensation package may also include additional components/benefits depending on the specific role.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed