Firmware Engineer

Gridware; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental & Vision

Paid parental leave

Alternating day off

Off the Grid break

Commuter allowance

Company-paid training

Job summary

Gridware, a San Francisco-based technology company protecting the electrical grid, seeks an embedded firmware engineer to help our devices run robust, power‑efficient firmware.

You will develop C/C++ firmware, implement drivers for peripherals, optimize data processing, and work with backend code to enable secure device communications across multiple domains.

This on-site role offers competitive compensation and benefits in San Francisco, with visa sponsorship not available at this time.

Qualifications

• 3+ years embedded software engineering experience.
• Strong C/C++ knowledge.
• Python or scripting language experience.
• Comfortable in a Linux development environment.
• Experience with hardware debugging.
• Ability to work across hardware, firmware and software domains.

Responsibilities

• Develop C/C++ firmware for microcontroller platforms.
• Implement drivers for microcontroller peripherals and external sensors.
• Collaborate with backend codebase to develop and test device communications.
• Maintain and extend the build system to support multiple embedded platforms.
• Develop data processing and collection algorithms in resource-constrained environments.
• Develop unit tests and execute test plans.

Skills

C/C++

Python scripting

Git

Linux development

Hardware integration

Embedded software

RTOS

Job description

About Gridware

Gridware is a San Francisco-based technology company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the electrical grid. We pioneered a groundbreaking new class of grid management called active grid response (AGR), focused on monitoring the electrical, physical, and environmental aspects of the grid that affect reliability and safety. Gridware’s advanced Active Grid Response platform uses high-precision sensors to detect potential issues early, enabling proactive maintenance and fault mitigation. This comprehensive approach helps improve safety, reduce outages, and ensure the grid operates efficiently. The company is backed by climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors. For more information, please visit www.Gridware.io.

Role Description

Our goal is to stop grid-ignited wildfires. To do that, our devices need to run robust, well-tested, and power efficient firmware. We are looking for you to help us develop that firmware. You will solve challenges related to power consumption, communications, and signal processing, enabling our devices to detect increasingly subtle faults in increasingly remote regions.

Responsibilities

• Develop C/C++ firmware for our microcontroller platform
• Implement drivers for microcontroller peripherals and external sensors
• Work with our backend codebase to develop and test device communications
• Maintain and extend our build system to support various embedded hardware platforms
• Develop efficient data processing and collection algorithms in a resource-constrained environment
• Develop unit tests, write and execute test plans

Required Skills

• Strong C and/or C++ knowledge
• Python or another scripting language
• Comfortable using Git
• Comfortable in a Linux development environment
• Comfortable working across multiple domains (hardware, firmware, software)
• 3+ years embedded software engineering experience (Embedded Linux, RTOS’s, bare metal, etc)
• Experience developing and debugging hardware

Bonus Skills

• Strong understanding of operating system and real-time operating system concepts
• Assembly language (extra bonus points for ARM)
• Basic web programming knowledge (backend)
• Comfortable debugging with an oscilloscope and/or logic analyzer
• Professional experience deploying firmware
• Experience with LoRa, SigFox, or other Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWANS)
• Experience with digital signal processing (DSP)
• Previous experience in rapidly scaling startups
• Previous experience working with CMs/ODMs on medium to high-volume products

Salary: $160,000 - $165,000 a year

At this time, Gridware is unable to provide visa sponsorship or immigration support for this role. We’re only able to consider candidates who are currently authorized to work in the country of employment without visa sponsorship now or in the future.

This describes the ideal candidate; many of us have picked up this expertise along the way. Even if you meet only part of this list, we encourage you to apply!

Gridware Technologies Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Benefits

• Health, Dental & Vision (Gold and Platinum with some providers plans fully covered)
• Paid parental leave
• Alternating day off (every other Monday)
• Off the Grid, a two week per year paid break for all employees.
• Commuter allowance
• Company-paid training