Senior Embedded Systems Engineer - C/C++, RTOS & Linux

Skydio Inc.; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 277,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in stock options

Comprehensive benefits packages

Paid vacation time

401K savings plan

Job summary

A leading drone technology company in San Mateo, California, is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer. This role involves architecting and developing embedded software for autonomous drones, ensuring high-quality firmware, and collaborating with hardware teams. Candidates should have expertise in C++ within embedded systems, as well as experience with SOCs and debugging at the assembly level. This position offers a competitive salary and exceptional benefits in a diverse and innovative environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to write clean code with appropriate abstraction boundaries.
• Practical experience writing firmware for physical devices.
• Hands-on hardware bring-up and system debugging.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction and architecture of complex systems.
• Design and implement the embedded software for drones.
• Integrate and validate key subsystems like cameras and radios.

Skills

Modern C++ programming

Real-time embedded systems

SOC development

Firmware/embedded code writing

Embedded Linux userspace and kernel development

Debugging systems at ARM assembly level

Embedded security

Tools

stm32

Qualcomm devices

Nvidia SOCs

Job description

A leading drone technology company in San Mateo, California, is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer. This role involves architecting and developing embedded software for autonomous drones, ensuring high-quality firmware, and collaborating with hardware teams. Candidates should have expertise in C++ within embedded systems, as well as experience with SOCs and debugging at the assembly level. This position offers a competitive salary and exceptional benefits in a diverse and innovative environment.