About the RoleWe are looking for a Senior/Staff Embedded Software Engineer to lead the development and bring-up of ARM-based microcontroller platforms across our robotics products. This is a high-ownership role, directly responsible for building the low-level firmware that powers our platforms. You will design, implement, and validate firmware for motion control, sensor integration, communications, power management, and safety-critical functionality. This role comes with a strong expectation of hands-on board bring-up, low-level debugging, and cross-disciplinary collaboration with electrical and systems engineers.
You're excited about this opportunity because you will...- Own the firmware bring-up and integration for new embedded platforms (e.g. ARM Cortex-M series).
- Develop and maintain bare-metal firmware and RTOS-based applications for robotic subsystems (motor control, sensors, telemetry, power systems).
- Write and maintain robust, maintainable, and well-documented C/C++ code for embedded targets.
- Collaborate with the electrical engineering team on hardware bring-up, schematic review, and system integration.
- Lead system bringup, validation, and debug
- Contribute to firmware safety, reliability, and system-level robustness.
We're excited about you because... - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- 8+ years of hands-on experience in embedded systems development.
- Deep expertise in bare-metal programming on ARM microcontrollers.
- Strong proficiency in C/C++ for embedded targets and firmware design patterns.
- Experience with hardware bring-up and low-level debugging on custom boards.
- Solid understanding of digital electronics, buses (I2C, SPI, UART, CAN), and embedded peripherals.
- Strong system-level thinking, with an ability to work independently and take ownership across the full development cycle.
- Must be comfortable regularly exercising discretion and independent judgment in performing job duties, including evaluating options, making informed decisions, and determining appropriate courses of action within the scope of assigned responsibilities.
Preferred Qualifications...- Experience with RTOS (e.g., FreeRTOS, Zephyr) or Embedded Linux on constrained systems.
- Familiarity with motor control, power systems, or battery management in robotics or automotive contexts.
- Experience working closely with hardware teams, reading schematics, and performing board-level debug.
- Familiarity with safety-critical systems, watchdogs, and fault handling.
- Comfortable working in fast-paced, high-ownership engineering environments like those found in startups or advanced R&D teams
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CompensationThe successful candidate's starting pay will fall within the pay range listed below and is determined based on job-related factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Base salary is localized according to an employee's work location. Ranges are market-dependent and may be modified in the future.
In addition to base salary, the compensation for this role includes opportunities for equity grants. Talk to your recruiter for more information.
DoorDash cares about you and your overall well-being. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to all regular employees, which includes a 401(k) plan with employer matching, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, wellness benefits, commuter benefits match, paid time off and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws (e.g. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act). DoorDash also offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, disability and basic life insurance, family-forming assistance, and a mental health program, among others.
To learn more about our benefits, visit our careers page here.
See below for paid time off details:
- For salaried roles: flexible paid time off/vacation, plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year.
- For hourly roles: vacation accrued at about 1 hour for every 25.97 hours worked (e.g. about 6.7 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 3.4 hours/month if working 20 hours/week), and paid sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked (e.g. about 5.8 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 2.9 hours/month if working 20 hours/week).
The national base pay range for this position within the United States, including Illinois and Colorado.
$159,800-$235,000 USD
