Embedded Software Engineer

Hark

• $120K — $300K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of Android development experience, particularly on embedded or custom hardware devices
  • Proficient with Java/Kotlin for app development and C/C++ for lower-level systems work
  • Deep understanding of the Android platform, including AOSP, HAL, and device drivers
  • Hands-on experience with embedded systems and firmware integration
  • Experience with communication protocols like UART, SPI, I2C, BLE, USB
  • Strong communication skills for cross-functional collaboration
  • History of shipping a physical product with reliable software integration

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of the main application for the hardware device from architecture to deployment
  • Create and optimize software that interacts directly with embedded systems and firmware
  • Develop application-level code that operates directly on the device instead of in the cloud
  • Work collaboratively with hardware and firmware teams to enhance product integration
  • Oversee the software lifecycle, including flashing and OTA updates
  • Debug across the entire Android stack, addressing both high and low-level issues
  • Guide the product from initial development stages through to user delivery

Benefits

  • Work alongside an innovative team in a rapidly evolving field
  • Opportunity to significantly influence product development and user experience
  • Engagement in cross-disciplinary collaboration, enhancing your skills and expertise
  • Experience in a fast-paced, hands-on environment with real product impacts
  • Potential for professional growth in advanced areas like robotics and IoT
Full Job Description
About the Role

The Embedded Software team owns the software running on Hark's next generation of AI hardware, and we are looking for an Embedded Software Engineer to build the system software at the heart of it. You will design, implement, and debug system-level components and services that span the kernel, user space, and the microcontroller domains, and you will work across RTOS, bare metal, and Linux environments on the same product.

This is a systems software role. You will partner with the BSP, platform, UX, firmware, and hardware teams to make the device work as one product.

Responsibilities
  • Design, implement, and debug system-level components and services across kernel, user space, and MCU domains
  • Develop system software on RTOS and bare metal environments as well as embedded Linux
  • Build and maintain interfaces across the stack to deliver end to end features
  • Run performance analysis and produce memory and power profiles, then close the gaps they expose
  • Partner with the BSP, platform, and UX teams so system software, drivers, and user-facing behavior land together
  • Debug across layer and process boundaries, from a user space service down to the hardware

Requirements
  • 5+ years of professional embedded software development experience on shipping hardware products
  • Proficiency in C and C++, or Rust
  • Device driver development experience
  • Experience developing on RTOS and bare metal environments
  • Experience with performance and power optimization
  • Solid computer architecture fundamentals, including hands-on work with modern MCUs
  • Familiarity with embedded toolchains and cross-compilation
  • Strong communication skills for work across firmware, hardware, and product teams

Bonus Qualifications
  • Development experience with DSP audio
  • Development experience with camera ISP
  • Development experience with NPUs, hardware accelerators, and inference runtimes
  • Experience on leading commercial silicon SoCs and their vendor toolchains
  • Experience with networking and connectivity, including wireless stacks
  • Experience with complex, multi-core SoCs
  • Android platform experience, including AOSP

Compensation

The US base salary range for this full-time position is between $120,000 - $300,000 annually.

The pay offered for this position may vary based on several individual factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package may also include additional components/benefits depending on the specific role. This information will be shared if an employment offer is extended.

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