Wearable Firmware Infrastructure Engineer

MaxIT Consulting

$100K — $120K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 1-4 years engineering experience, with flexibility for exceptional candidates
  • Hands-on experience in firmware or embedded systems
  • Familiarity with embedded Linux, RTOS, or device SDKs
  • Strong fundamentals in backend or systems engineering
  • Comfort with hardware debugging across software and devices
  • Experience in shipping production systems in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with wearable device firmware and hardware platforms
  • Flash, configure, and integrate vendor firmware
  • Work with embedded Linux, RTOS, and SDKs
  • Assess camera, sensor, and latency requirements
  • Contribute to hardware specifications with external partners
  • Develop backend infrastructure for real-time data
  • Utilize C, C++, or Rust close to the system layer
  • Own components spanning device, backend, and cloud infrastructure

Benefits

  • Opportunities for involvement in cutting-edge wearable technology
  • Collaboration with external manufacturing experts
  • Strong focus on real-time AI integration
  • Innovative work environment in the heart of the tech industry
  • Potential for career progression in a dynamic field
Full Job Description
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SF Bay Area, California | Fully On-site

We are seeking an Embedded Systems & Backend Engineer to work at the intersection of wearable hardware, firmware, cloud systems, and real-time AI infrastructure.

The Opportunity

This role sits closest to the physical device and requires genuine firmware experience combined with strong systems and backend engineering capabilities.

Key Responsibilities
  • Work directly with wearable-device firmware and hardware platforms.
  • Flash, configure, adapt, and integrate vendor firmware and device software.
  • Work with embedded Linux, RTOS environments, and/or device SDKs.
  • Evaluate camera, sensor, compute, battery, thermal, and latency requirements.
  • Contribute to hardware specifications and technical discussions with external manufacturing partners.
  • Develop backend infrastructure supporting real-time multimodal data pipelines.
  • Work close to the system layer using technologies such as C, C++, or Rust where appropriate.
  • Own components across device, backend, and cloud infrastructure.

Required Qualifications
  • Approximately 1 to 4 years of relevant engineering experience, with flexibility for exceptional candidates.
  • Hands-on firmware or embedded systems experience.
  • Experience with embedded Linux, RTOS, device SDKs, or comparable low-level systems.
  • Strong backend or systems engineering fundamentals.
  • Comfort working close to hardware and debugging across software and device boundaries.
  • Experience shipping production systems in fast-moving engineering environments.

Candidate Profile

Relevant backgrounds include robotics, drones, autonomous vehicles, wearables, industrial devices, defense technology, embedded systems, and other hardware-constrained environments.

Work Arrangement

The role is fully in person in the San Francisco Bay Area, initially in Burlingame and later in San Francisco.

Work Authorization

Candidates must be able to work in the United States. Certain visa sponsorship and transfer scenarios are available for candidates already in the United States. New petitions processed from abroad are not currently supported.

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