Senior Embedded/Firmware Engineer

intent

8d • $23,000 - $30,000 • Remote

About The Position

We’re currently seeking a passionate freelance Firmware Engineer to join our forthcoming projects. As a freelancer cooperating with intent, you'll have the chance to work on diverse IoT projects, contributing your expertise to our team. This role is part of our talent pipeline, with projects expected to kick off soon. intent has over 10+ years of experience in helping to conceptualize, design, and build apps for IoT and connected devices. We're a software house that acts as a specialized think partner for products at the intersection of physical and digital (like wearables and IoT) - from net-new to products looking to enter a competitive and established niche. Some of our clients include Oura, BOSE, and McIntosh audio systems.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in Firmware development
• experience with C development for embedded systems
• experience with ESP32
• Bluetooth knowledge incl. BLE
• good command of written and spoken English (min B2)
• At least 4 years of professional experience as a firmware developer.
• Experience with C/C++ development for embedded systems.
• Experience with ESP32 and Espressif ESP-IDF and ESP-ADF libraries.
• Experience with STM32.
• Working knowledge of Bluetooth, including BLE , and Bluetooth Mesh, and familiarity with all layers of the Bluetooth stack.
• Knowledge of toolchains like Cmake, GCC, Python-based, etc.
• Familiarity with common IoT-related protocols like MQTT, and web sockets.
• Familiarity with the landscape of connected devices (IoT, Home automation, Wearables, Automotive, etc).
• At least B2 English skills (both written and spoken).
• Self-reliance, responsibility for assigned tasks, and effective time management.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with rapid hardware prototyping on Arduino/RaspberryPI/ Beaglebone/Nucleo.
• Working knowledge of LoRa, Zigbee, Thread, WiFi, and other networking standards.
• Experience deploying and managing fleets of IoT devices with the help of AWS IoT Core, GCP Cloud IoT, Azure IoT, or similar.
• Experience with cryptography.
• Experience with audio paths (encoding/decoding, mixers, etc).
• Experience with Machine Learning on embedded.
• Experience with Rust.
• Experience with operating systems like FreeRTOS, Zephyr, etc.

Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze requirements from clients.
• Consult clients and internal teams on solutions, stacks, and tools.
• Plan, develop, and implement firmware.
• Work alongside our mobile teams to streamline, optimize, or sometimes troubleshoot communication between device and companion applications.
• Test firmware releases.
• Write and maintain firmware documentation.
• Estimate your work.
• Participate in the requirement discussion meetings and daily calls, providing feedback on inconsistencies and open issues.
• Spearhead better practices, and ensure standards are set and followed.
• Participate in knowledge-sharing activities within and outside of intent.

Benefits

• 100% remote work
• Flexible working hours with core hours between 10:00 and 18:00 CET, with some client meetings scheduled up to 20:00 CET (approx. 2 per week).
• Knowledge-sharing initiatives
• paid holidays
• paid sick leave
• training budget

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed