Associate Software Engineer, Embedded Development

Relaypro; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% Paid Insurance: Health, Dental, Vision, Disability

Generous Paid Time Off

401(k) Savings Plan + Company Match

Baby Cash Reward + Paid Parental Leave

Access to fitness center and wellness perks

Team Events & Culture

Job summary

Relaypro is looking for an Associate Software Engineer to join their Embedded Development team in Raleigh, NC. You will have responsibilities for troubleshooting hardware and software issues while contributing to the development and improvement of their technology solutions. This is an exciting opportunity for early-career professionals eager to combine hardware and software knowledge.

Relaypro offers a comprehensive benefits package, including 100% paid insurance, generous paid time off, and wellness perks for employees.

Qualifications

• Strong organizational skills to manage workload with minimal oversight.
• Effective communication skills for technical concepts.
• Familiarity with embedded systems environments.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve issues.
• Build tools to accelerate debugging processes.
• Bring up new embedded products.

Skills

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Communication

Curiosity about hardware and software

Education

B.S. in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field

Tools

Linux

Embedded systems

Scripting languages (Python, Bash)

Version control (Git)

Job description

Associate Software Engineer, Embedded Development

Relay is the Intelligent System of Action for the physical economy. While the digital revolution has often left the deskless workforce behind, we are closing that gap by transforming analog frontline operations into a data-rich, AI-powered ecosystem. We aren't just selling radios, we’re building the digital foundation for the 80% of the global workforce that doesn't work at a desk.

Now, here’s what we’re building, and where you come in.

About the Role/Team

We're looking for an Associate Software Engineer to join our Embedded Development team. This is a small, high-performance team within a fast-growing organization where you'll have real ownership and responsibility from day one. You'll ramp up quickly, work across a broad and interesting tech stack, and have a direct impact on hundreds of thousands of physical devices in the hands of frontline workers.

Our technology spans cellular communication, embedded systems, voice processing, Linux, AOSP, app development, and AI — giving you broad exposure that's rare at the associate level. This is a great opportunity for someone early in their career who's genuinely excited about how hardware and software come together, and who wants to solve real problems for real people.

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate closely with device, QA, platform suppliers, external companies, and third-party contractors to identify and resolve hardware and software issues.
• Build and maintain tooling to isolate and reproduce common application issues, accelerating debugging across internal and external teams.
• Work with a team to bring up new embedded products.
• Improve the efficiency of test and development processes across the organization.
• Write and execute black-box tests against both hardware and software systems.
• Work across a wide range of technologies and programming languages as the product evolves.

What You'll Have

• B.S. in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field.
• Familiarity with Linux and embedded systems environments.
• A self-starter mindset with a genuine curiosity about how hardware and software systems work — and fail.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage your own workload with minimal oversight.
• Clear, effective communication skills — including the ability to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders — and a collaborative approach to working across teams.

Nice To Have

• Experience with Android development or familiarity with AOSP.
• Exposure to cellular technologies or mobile network protocols.
• Familiarity with scripting languages (Python, Bash, or similar) for test automation.
• Experience writing or executing test cases for embedded or hardware systems.
• Prior work with any version control or CI/CD tools (Git, Jenkins, etc.).

About Relay | Culture, Benefits & Perks

Our culture hinges on Relayers getting LIT up in an environment that fosters Learning, Impact, and Teamwork, where we CHASE the best work of our lives. We call this BWIML (Best Work In My Life).

At Relay, we offer:

• 100% Paid Insurance: Health, Dental, Vision, Long/Short Term Disability, and Life Insurance for you and your dependents
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401(k) Savings Plan + Company Match
• Baby Cash Reward + Paid Parental Leave
• Wellness Perks: If you’re joining our Raleigh-based HQ, you’ll have access to a world-class onsite fitness center with instructor-led classes, plus tennis, basketball, pickleball, and cycling
• Team Events & Culture: From company celebrations to team outings, we work hard and have fun doing it.
• Latest tech, standing desks, and all the tools and software you need to thrive

The Relay Hybrid Work Model

At Relay, relationships are at the core of everything we do - and this translates to how we approach our customers and our work internally. Our relational approach is also at the heart of why we ask all Relayers in our hybrid model to work from the office a minimum of 3 days per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. If you are a leader at Relay, we ask that you are available to your teams and onsite fully in the office.