Embedded Systems Engineer

Blissway Inc.•Denver, CO

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Blissway is a startup that simplifies toll collection and dramatically improves highway safety. We are multiple startups in one: Deep Tech, AI/ML, Hardware, SaaS, and IoT. For the past five years, we have built a nearly insurmountable technological lead in tolling—an under-the-radar industry that is bigger than American football. While our competitors have thousands of employees, we operate with a lean but growing team of less than 30. We’ve stayed under the radar, but our impact is visible on the massive Interstate Highway System connecting every major US metro (except Juneau, AK—sorry, Juneau). You are a good fit if... You love the grind: You take ownership and put in the time to meet deadlines. We are excited when we have a late night install because it means we have a new project launching. You are detail obsessed: You have experience writing code that stands up to the unpredictability of the physical world, where the small details are the difference between success and failure. You are "Fluid": We are a lean team and we flex across functional areas as needed. You will be challenged to learn quickly and figure out what you need to do to be productive. You code really well: We mostly use Python and TypeScript, but we don’t care what you’re most proficient in today—as long as you learn fast. The Mission: Our technological lead is built on hardware that simply doesn't fail. You are responsible for ensuring our roadside systems—solar power generation, cell connectivity, and high-speed sensors—operate with 99.9% reliability in the harshest environments.

Requirements

You love the grind: You take ownership and put in the time to meet deadlines.
You are detail obsessed: You have experience writing code that stands up to the unpredictability of the physical world, where the small details are the difference between success and failure.
You are "Fluid": We are a lean team and we flex across functional areas as needed. You will be challenged to learn quickly and figure out what you need to do to be productive.
You code really well: We mostly use Python and TypeScript, but we don’t care what you’re most proficient in today—as long as you learn fast.
Skills that transfer well are: Languages: Python, TypeScript, C/C++
Tools: Altium, Onshape, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers
Infrastructure: Linux, IoT Edge Devices, AWS
Specialties: Edge Computer Vision, CAD, weatherproofing, outdoor deployment, vertical product integration

Responsibilities

Hardening the System: Deep-dive into the reliability of our power systems and connectivity, ensuring our "secret sauce" remains insurmountable.
End-to-End Design: Own the development of schematics, PCBs, housing, and cabling solutions for next-generation hardware.
Manufacturing Evolution: Lead design iterations in CAD to improve the assembly yield and long-term serviceability of our devices.
Hardware-Software Synthesis: Write the code that lives on the edge. You understand the friction between a sensor's physical limitations and the software's requirements.

Benefits

Relocation bonus
Personalized Health Coverage (ICHRA): monthly allowance for you and dependents
401(k) matching up to 4%
Transparent compensation
Company-sponsored life & disability insurance
Early Stage Equity: Competitive equity package with 24-month exercise window. Every year, we facilitate a tender process that gives you the opportunity to sell your vested shares at the same valuation as our investors.
High-Trust Time Off: 4 weeks of untracked PTO.
Family First: 12 weeks of paid parental leave for birth and adoptive parents.
The Deep Breath (Sabbatical): Every 5 years, take 12 weeks of fully paid leave.
The Blissway Kitchen: Breakfast and daily group lunches.
Snacks Autonomy: Kitchen is fully stocked.
The "BlissTrip": An annual 3–4 day getaway for the team and significant others.
Monthly Beats: Game nights, escape rooms, and dinners.
Continuous Learning: Tuition reimbursement for courses, programs, and conferences