Senior Embedded Systems Engineer

Hatch; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% paid medical, dental, and vision insurance

16 weeks of fully paid parental leave

16 free therapy sessions

Remote office with monthly internet reimbursement

Friends & family discounts on Hatch products

Job summary

Hatch is seeking a Senior Embedded Systems Engineer to develop firmware for sleep devices, impacting both baby and adult products. You will dive into embedded architecture while collaborating with various teams, ensuring that product designs meet high standards of functionality and reliability.

The ideal candidate should have over 7 years of embedded engineering experience, a passion for firmware development, and solid communication skills to explain complex concepts. The position offers great benefits and a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of embedded engineering experience, expertise in C on MCUs running an RTOS.
• Experience delivering high-quality consumer products in constrained environments.
• Automated tests writing experience and understanding of application.
• Strong collaborative spirit and clear communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop firmware for baby and adult sleep devices.
• Lead the design and rollout of new product firmware.
• Mentor teammates and model high-quality engineering decisions.
• Build strong working relationships with cross-functional teams.

Skills

C development

Embedded engineering

BLE/Bluetooth

Wi-Fi

Jira

Git/Github

Python

Tools

Altium

ESP32

FreeRTOS

Job description

We are hiring a Senior Embedded Systems Engineer. You will develop firmware for our family of baby and adult sleep devices, creating new features and fixing issues in microcontroller code written with the ESP-IDF and running FreeRTOS.

What You’ll Do

• Dig into our embedded architecture and tools through team walkthroughs and independent exploration, providing clear observations.
• Own and ship fixes and features, using AI to accelerate delivery.
• Use and understand tools for observability.
• Build strong working relationships with peers across mobile, backend, product, QA, and other teams.
• Thoroughly understand the system architecture, including interactions with the mobile app and cloud backend.
• Learn the business drivers and apply sharp judgment to prioritize work.
• Own and ship complex fixes and features, refactors, and process improvements.
• Improve observability by developing dashboards and tools, enhancing firmware as needed.
• Lead the design and rollout of new product firmware or large‑scale refactors.
• Mentor teammates and model pragmatic, high‑quality engineering decisions.
• Drive embedded improvements that elevate reliability, stability, and developer experience.
• Build reusable modules, scripts, and patterns that increase engineering consistency.
• Maintain a customer‑centric focus throughout all work.

What You’ll Bring

• 7+ years of embedded engineering experience, with deep expertise in C development on resource‑constrained MCUs running an RTOS, BLE/Bluetooth, Wi‑Fi, SPI, I2C, I2S, LEDs, and familiarity with Jira, Git/Github, GDB, Make/CMake, Python, schematics, part selection, and datasheet interpretation.
• Track record of working at the border between hardware and software, delivering high‑quality consumer products in cost, schedule, and MCU‑resource‑constrained environments.
• A passion for evolving production firmware by improving structure, testability, and maintainability without introducing regressions.
• Experience writing automated tests and processes, and an understanding of when they should be applied.
• A desire for elegance and simplicity, following the principle of “do the simplest thing that can possibly work.”
• Judgment and humility, self‑awareness, and the ability to raise concerns when necessary.
• A pragmatic approach, recognizing that new technologies are not always the best solution.
• A collaborative spirit that elevates those around you.
• Clear communication skills, able to explain complex concepts simply.

Bonus Points

• Experience with Claude code, audio‑specific development, PCB design tools (Altium), ESP32, FreeRTOS, integration with AWS, and large‑scale deployment.

Benefits

• 100% paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees (80% for dependents, including domestic partners).
• 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave.
• 16 free therapy sessions for you and one other adult in your life.
• Financial support for family planning.
• Remote office with monthly internet reimbursement.
• Friends & family discounts on Hatch products.
• Exclusive discounts on travel, entertainment, and top retail brands.

About Hatch

Designed by experts and loved by parents, our Rest family—Rest, Rest+, and Rest Go—helps little ones and grown‑ups build healthy sleep routines. For adults, Hatch Restore is a fully customizable smart sleep clock and sunrise alarm designed to help you unwind nightly, sleep deeply, and wake gently.

Founded in 2014 by parent entrepreneurs Ann Crady Weiss and Dave Weiss and featured on Shark Tank, Hatch is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

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