Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer - Robotics (ARM Cortex-M)

Doordashusa; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 159,800 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with employer matching

Paid parental leave

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

11 paid holidays

Job summary

DoorDash Labs, DoorDash's innovation hub, seeks a Senior/Staff Embedded Software Engineer to lead ARM-based MCU bring-up and firmware development for robotics platforms. You will own low-level firmware, ensure motor control, sensors, telemetry, and power systems work together, and collaborate with hardware engineers.

The role emphasizes hands-on board bring-up, debugging, and ownership across the full development cycle, with compensation including equity and strong benefits.

Qualifications

• 8+ years hands-on experience in embedded systems development.
• Deep expertise in bare-metal programming on ARM microcontrollers.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ for embedded targets and firmware design patterns.
• Experience with hardware bring-up and low-level debugging on custom boards.
• Solid understanding of digital electronics, buses (I2C, SPI, UART, CAN), and embedded peripherals.
• Strong system-level thinking, with ability to own development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Own the firmware bring-up and integration for new embedded platforms (e.g. ARM Cortex‑M series).
• Develop and maintain bare-metal firmware and RTOS-based applications for robotic subsystems (motor control, sensors, telemetry, power systems).
• Write and maintain robust C/C++ code for embedded targets.
• Collaborate with electrical engineers on hardware bring-up, schematic review, and system integration.
• Lead system bringup, validation, and debug.
• Contribute to firmware safety, reliability, and system-level robustness.

Skills

ARM Cortex-M

Bare-metal programming

C/C++

Embedded systems

Low-level debugging

System bring-up

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

FreeRTOS

Zephyr

Embedded Linux

Job description

DoorDash Labs, DoorDash's innovation hub, seeks a Senior/Staff Embedded Software Engineer to lead ARM-based MCU bring-up and firmware development for robotics platforms. You will own low-level firmware, ensure motor control, sensors, telemetry, and power systems work together, and collaborate with hardware engineers.

The role emphasizes hands-on board bring-up, debugging, and ownership across the full development cycle, with compensation including equity and strong benefits.