Firmware Engineer - Home Robotics & Embedded Systems

Sunday

Redwood City (CA)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

12 hours ago
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Job summary

Sunday Robotics is seeking a Firmware Engineer to own end-to-end firmware for our home robot and wearable. You will work with hardware bring-up, embedded Linux, and cross-functional teams across EE, mechanical, software, controls, and ML to deliver robust firmware solutions.

This role requires 3+ years in real-time embedded software with C/C++/Rust, experience with RTOS, and the ability to read schematics. You will contribute to architecture, diagnostics, and OTA pipelines in a fast-paced

Qualifications

  • BS or MS in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
  • 3+ years of real-time embedded software development.
  • Proficiency in C, C++, or Rust.
  • Experience with debugging, instrumentation, and performance optimization.
  • Ability to read and understand board schematics and layouts.

Responsibilities

  • Own firmware end-to-end across wearable and robot, from architecture and implementation through integration and production.
  • Write high-performance host-side systems software serving as the interface layer between firmware and higher-level software.
  • Develop robust communications, OTA, and diagnostics infrastructure for embedded devices.
  • Work with the EE team to design and bring up new hardware.
  • Solve difficult cross-functional problems spanning hardware, firmware, embedded Linux, and higher-level software.

Skills

Real-time embedded software
C/C++/Rust
RTOS experience
Board schematics reading
Ethernet/I2C/SPI/UART/CAN

Education

BSc or MSc in EE/CE

Tools

Bazel
CMake
RTOS tooling

Job description

Sunday Robotics is seeking a Firmware Engineer to own end-to-end firmware for our home robot and wearable. You will work with hardware bring-up, embedded Linux, and cross-functional teams across EE, mechanical, software, controls, and ML to deliver robust firmware solutions.

This role requires 3+ years in real-time embedded software with C/C++/Rust, experience with RTOS, and the ability to read schematics. You will contribute to architecture, diagnostics, and OTA pipelines in a fast-paced

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