Embedded DevOps Engineer San Jose

Hark; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Hark is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to join our Embedded Software team. You will design and implement CI/CD pipelines, build and release infrastructure, and develop internal tools for our next-generation AI hardware.

You’ll collaborate with Firmware, Device Software, QA, Manufacturing and Operations to optimize deployment and OTA processes. The role emphasizes security, efficiency, and scalable infrastructure across Hark devices, with opportunities to influence build systems and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of practical experience in DevOps for Embedded Systems and/or consumer electronics products.
• Advanced experience with industry standard CI/CD pipeline automation and tooling (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI) is essential.
• Proficiency in shell scripting and Python, along with advanced debugging skills.
• Experience with embedded system software build system for bare metal, RTOSes, and/or Linux/Android based systems.
• Proficient with Git and collaborative version control practices.
• Experience with modern OTA systems including A/B image management, compression and delta update.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are needed to work effectively within a cross-functional team.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and optimize our CI/CD pipelines to support embedded software delivery, including internal clients.
• Administer build infrastructure, including job configuration, plugin management, and performance tuning.
• Monitor and troubleshoot build systems, ensuring high availability and rapid response to issues.
• Scale infrastructure to meet growing demands and proactively address performance bottlenecks.
• Ensure security, compliance, and best practices across build and deployment systems.
• Manages device OTA, scheduled rollout, and fleet management

Skills

DevOps

CI/CD tooling

Shell scripting

Python

Embedded systems

Git

OTA systems

Communication skills

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Tools

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Job description

Hark is an artificial intelligence company building advanced, personalized intelligence. One that is proactive, multimodal, and capable of interacting with the world through speech, text, vision, and persistent memory.

We're pairing that intelligence with next-generation hardware to create a universal interface between humans and machines. While today's AI largely operates through chat boxes and decade-old devices, Hark is focused on what comes next: agentic systems that interact naturally with people and the real world.

To get there, we're developing multimodal models and next-generation AI hardware together - designed from the ground up as a single, unified interface for a new era of intelligent systems.

About the Role

The Embedded Software team is responsible for the software running on Hark's next generation of AI hardware, and we are looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer to join our team. You will be working cross functionally with the Firmware, Device Software, QA, Manufacturing and Operations team. You will architect and implement our CI/CD pipelines, create and maintain build and release infrastructure, develop internal tools, manage automation and artifacts, and constantly improve our build, deployment, and infrastructure for all Hark devices.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and optimize our CI/CD pipelines to support embedded software delivery, including internal clients
• Administer build infrastructure, including job configuration, plugin management, and performance tuning.
• Monitor and troubleshoot build systems, ensuring high availability and rapid response to issues.
• Scale infrastructure to meet growing demands and proactively address performance bottlenecks.
• Ensure security, compliance, and best practices across build and deployment systems.
• Manages device OTA, scheduled rollout, and fleet management

Requirements

• 5+ years of practical experience in DevOps for Embedded Systems and/or consumer electronics products
• Advanced experience with industry standard CI/CD pipeline automation and tooling (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI) is essential.
• Proficiency in shell scripting and Python, along with advanced debugging skills
• Experience with embedded system software build system for bare metal, RTOSes, and/or Linux/Android based systems
• Proficient with Git and collaborative version control practices.
• Experience with modern OTA systems including A/B image management, compression and delta update
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are needed to work effectively within a cross-functional team

Bonus Qualifications

• Advanced-level skills in Linux system administration
• Proficiency in GitLab CI
• Experience with AOSP build systems
• Hands-on knowledge of hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing or FPGA simulation and regression testing frameworks.
• Understanding of secure build pipelines, artifact signing
• Experience with traceable FPGA release management.

Compensation

The US base salary range for this full-time position is between $150,000 - $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.