Senior Firmware Engineer – AIoT & Embedded Linux

Axon Enterprise; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 141,000 - 226,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and 401k with em­pl

Discretionary paid time off

Paid parental leave for all

Fitness Programs

Emotional & Mental Wellness support

Snacks in our offices

Job summary

Axon Enterprise seeks an experienced Firmware Engineer to build AIoT infrastructure and develop firmware for SoCs/SoMs, microcontrollers, and RF subsystems. You will work across hardware, embedded software and AI-assisted tooling in a fast-paced team environment.

You will collaborate with SoC vendors, participate in design reviews, and contribute to automated tests and documentation while mentoring peers in AI-assisted development, ensuring safety and performance across Axon products.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Computer Engineering, CS, Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 8–14 years of real-world firmware or embedded experience on IoT products.
• Proficient in C, C++, Rust, Golang and/or Python.
• Experience with Kernel and User-space Embedded Linux; Yocto/OpenWRT exposure.
• Experience with Embedded Android Kernel and User-space (AOSP).
• Experience with RTOS on microcontrollers.
• Strong writing and architecture diagramming skills.
• Hands-on with AI coding assistants in real codebases.

Responsibilities

• Firmware design and development for AIoT infrastructure across platforms.
• Develop firmware for SoCs/SoMs and microcontrollers.
• Implement Wi‑Fi, BLE, Sub‑GHz, LTE/5G RF tech support.
• Power management sub-systems with safety/thermal focus.
• Create testing tooling and ATS coverage for throughput and rigor.
• Support board bring-up and hardware debugging with EE teams.
• Write design docs, PRs, and contribute to docs repository.
• Collaborate with SoC vendors and distributed firmware teams.

Skills

Firmware dev

C/C++

Rust

Golang

Python

Embedded Linux

AOSP

RTOS

Education

B.S. in Computer Engineering

B.S. in Computer Science

Tools

Yocto

OpenWRT

Android BSP

Job description

Axon Enterprise seeks an experienced Firmware Engineer to build AIoT infrastructure and develop firmware for SoCs/SoMs, microcontrollers, and RF subsystems. You will work across hardware, embedded software and AI-assisted tooling in a fast-paced team environment.

You will collaborate with SoC vendors, participate in design reviews, and contribute to automated tests and documentation while mentoring peers in AI-assisted development, ensuring safety and performance across Axon products.