Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer, Wearable AI

Meta; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 257,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta in Redmond, WA is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to develop firmware for all-day wearable AI research platforms. You will work across MCUs and SoCs, implementing drivers, managing power, and enabling on-device compute pipelines.

You will collaborate with research and engineering teams to shape firmware architecture, perform system bring‑up, and champion best practices across projects, using AI tools to accelerate development.

Qualifications

• B.S./M.S./PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years in embedded software, firmware or related field; PhD with 4+ years acceptable.
• 3+ years in industry embedded software development.

Responsibilities

• Own firmware design, development and debugging for sensing and imaging systems.
• Implement firmware on MCUs/SoCs, manage peripherals and real-time tasks (RTOS).
• Collaborate across research and engineering disciplines to make architectural trade-offs.
• Drive firmware architecture and bring-up across hardware development phases.

Skills

C/C++

RTOS

Driver development

Hardware debugging

SoC firmware architecture

Multiprocessor systems

Education

B.S. in CS/EE

M.S. in CS/EE

PhD in CS/EE

Tools

Zephyr RTOS

AOSP/Linux on Qualcomm

Job description

Meta in Redmond, WA is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to develop firmware for all-day wearable AI research platforms. You will work across MCUs and SoCs, implementing drivers, managing power, and enabling on-device compute pipelines.

You will collaborate with research and engineering teams to shape firmware architecture, perform system bring‑up, and champion best practices across projects, using AI tools to accelerate development.