Embedded Software Engineer
About The Position
Workstream is a mission-driven company building the all-in-one HR, payroll, and hiring platform for managing the hourly workforce. We are a high growth series B company and quickly expanding our product portfolio to deliver on our vision. In addition to our core business, Workstream is home to a small, fast-moving Robotics team focused on advancing the next generation of artificial intelligence and robotics. We partner with a leading AI and robotics company to produce high-quality, large-scale egocentric (first-person) video datasets that help train advanced AI models. Our Robotics team develops scalable data collection and annotation pipelines that enable the efficient creation of high-quality training datasets, helping AI systems better understand human actions, environments, and everyday interactions. We're also building a new category of connected hardware designed to operate reliably throughout the day in thousands of homes and businesses. By combining cutting-edge data collection, automation, and hardware innovation, this team is helping shape the future of intelligent systems and real-world AI applications.
Requirements
- 2-5 years shipping embedded software on real hardware that reached real users
- Proficiency in C/C++ and Python, with exposure to embedded Linux (device drivers, device tree, the boot process) and/or bare-metal/RTOS firmware
- Comfort at the hardware boundary: reading datasheets, bringing up boards, developing drivers for new sensor modules, and evaluating hardware tradeoffs
- Comfortable using electrical test equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers) and firmware build and debug tools
- A bias toward reliability across a wide variety of settings and geographies, and a habit of testing thoroughly and measuring honestly
- Passion for learning and building, often evidenced by side projects
- B.S. in EE, CE, CS, or equivalent experience
Nice To Haves
- Cameras, camera interfaces (e.g., MIPI CSI-2), DSP/ISP, or video/media pipelines, especially handling multiple simultaneous streams.
- MCU firmware and low-level bring-up, including bootloaders and an RTOS such as Zephyr or FreeRTOS.
- Connectivity and protocols such as BLE, Wi-Fi, and USB.
- Designing SDKs/APIs that another team consumes.
- OTA, telemetry, or managing software across a fleet of connected devices.
- CI/CD and test automation.
- Experience shipping wearable or consumer hardware, and working directly with hardware/EE colleagues and contract manufacturers.
Responsibilities
- Architect, implement, and test the on-device software that controls recording, sensors, storage, and power, and keeps it running reliably over long sessions.
- Bring up and debug new hardware alongside our EE team: part selection, interface definition, driver development for new sensor modules, and board bring-up.
- Dig into the open technical problems at the core of the device. Prototype the options, measure real behavior, and help decide what we build.
- Own the device's interface to the rest of the system: the on-device API/SDK and protocols our app and cloud build against, kept clean, documented, and well tested.
- Build the tooling and automation for firmware development, test, and calibration, so the team can iterate quickly and scale into production.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity
- Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision. We pay 95% of your premiums for our employees and 85% for dependents
- In office amenities and stocked kitchen
- 401K Plan
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Learning/development stipend
- Flexible PTO
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
