Lead Embedded Software & Firmware Architect

CoreKinect; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Exposure to full hardware development

Hands‑on leadership role

Job summary

CoreKinect seeks an experienced Software / Firmware Manager to lead embedded firmware, software, and cloud‑connected products. The role requires strong embedded systems background, Zephyr driver development, FUOTA, LoRa/LoRaWAN, and cloud‑based software leadership.

You will guide a multidisciplinary engineering team, set technical direction, improve processes, and ensure high‑quality delivery across firmware and software platforms. This is a hands‑on leadership role with visible impact.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software, firmware, embedded systems, or related engineering roles.
• 3+ years leading or managing technical engineering teams.
• Strong experience with embedded firmware development for connected devices.
• Hands‑on experience with Zephyr RTOS and embedded driver development.
• Experience with LoRa / LoRaWAN communication technologies.
• Experience with FUOTA or secure over‑the‑air firmware update systems.
• Strong programming experience in embedded C/C++.
• Software development experience with C#.
• Experience with cloud computing platforms, backend services, APIs, and distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of database architecture, data modeling, and system scalability.
• Experience with Git‑based development workflows, CI/CD, automated builds, and release management.
• Ability to guide both high‑level architecture and detailed technical implementation.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of firmware, software, and embedded systems engineers.
• Own planning, prioritization, and execution of firmware and software development projects.
• Work closely with product management, hardware engineering, QA, operations, and executive leadership to align engineering delivery with business goals.
• Drive sprint planning, technical reviews, architecture discussions, and release planning.
• Establish best practices for code quality, testing, documentation, release management, and long‑term maintainability.
• Identify technical risks early and develop mitigation plans.
• Support hiring, onboarding, performance management, and professional development of engineering team members.
• Lead development of embedded firmware for connected devices and IoT platforms.
• Provide technical direction for embedded firmware architecture, board support packages, bootloaders, drivers, and communication protocols.
• Oversee development using Zephyr RTOS, including custom driver development and integration.
• Guide implementation of FUOTA strategies for secure and reliable firmware updates in the field.
• Support development and optimization of LoRa / LoRaWAN communication systems.
• Ensure firmware is designed for reliability, power efficiency, scalability, and production readiness.
• Collaborate with hardware teams on bring‑up, debugging, validation, and manufacturing support.
• Lead software development initiatives involving C#, backend systems, APIs, and cloud‑connected services.
• Provide architectural guidance for scalable cloud platforms and data pipelines.
• Oversee database design, performance, reliability, and long‑term data architecture.
• Ensure secure and reliable communication between embedded devices, cloud platforms, and customer‑facing applications.
• Support integration between firmware, backend services, databases, and user interfaces.
• Drive best practices for cloud deployment, observability, monitoring, and system reliability.
• Define and improve software and firmware development processes.
• Ensure proper use of source control, branching strategies, code reviews, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing.
• Promote strong documentation practices across firmware, software, architecture, and release processes.
• Work with QA and validation teams to define test strategies for embedded devices, cloud services, and end‑to‑end systems.
• Manage release schedules and ensure software and firmware releases meet performance, reliability, and security requirements.

Skills

Team leadership

Embedded C/C++

Zephyr RTOS

FUOTA

LoRa/LoRaWAN

C#

Cloud platforms

CI/CD

Git workflows

Tools

Zephyr RTOS

Git

CI/CD

Job description

CoreKinect seeks an experienced Software / Firmware Manager to lead embedded firmware, software, and cloud‑connected products. The role requires strong embedded systems background, Zephyr driver development, FUOTA, LoRa/LoRaWAN, and cloud‑based software leadership.

You will guide a multidisciplinary engineering team, set technical direction, improve processes, and ensure high‑quality delivery across firmware and software platforms. This is a hands‑on leadership role with visible impact.