Founding Embedded Systems Engineer - AI Hardware for Seniors

Domera Labs; Greater London; On-site; GBP 73,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Founding-team equity

Equity incentives

Direct impact

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Domera Labs is building Ami, the first AI companion for seniors, a hands-free device with no screen and no IT support required. The team works across hardware, software, and frontier AI to create a human-centered interface that helps alleviate loneliness and connect older adults with ease.

The role focuses on delivering a robust, production-ready device from silicon to cloud, with a founding-team culture and equity opportunities.

Qualifications

• Shipped a connected consumer device to production.
• Strong C/C++ and Linux embedded platforms experience.
• Wireless connectivity experience (Wi‑Fi, BLE, cellular).
• Experience with OTA and flash technologies.
• Ability to debug with a scope and a logic analyzer.
• Willingness to ship and measure over debate.
• Bonus: on-device ML, real-time audio, regulatory certification (CE, FCC).

Responsibilities

• Own the device: silicon to cloud, for a screenless product used by seniors.
• Device identity and fleet management for all units in field.
• Maintain a reliable diagnostics path for field debugging and recovery.
• Oversee first-boot onboarding without a screen or smartphone.
• Manage OTA and partitioning with safe rollouts across fleets.
• Define base platform behaviors and audio front-end integrations.
• Lead EVT, DVT, and PVT with ODM partners.

Skills

C/C++

Linux

Python

Embedded Systems

Yocto/Buildroot

Wi‑Fi/BLE

OTA

Scope/Analyzer

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Scope

Logic Analyzer

DVT

Job description

Domera Labs is building Ami, the first AI companion for seniors, a hands-free device with no screen and no IT support required. The team works across hardware, software, and frontier AI to create a human-centered interface that helps alleviate loneliness and connect older adults with ease.

The role focuses on delivering a robust, production-ready device from silicon to cloud, with a founding-team culture and equity opportunities.