Senior Firmware Engineer – Wearable AI Hardware (SF)

Mira; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

MIRA is seeking a talented Senior Firmware Engineer to help build the next evolution of human-computer interaction. This full-time, in-person role is based in San Francisco, with responsibilities spanning firmware design, hardware collaboration, and end-to-end system integration for our wearable devices.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in firmware or embedded software, strong C/C++ and Rust skills, experience with RTOS and BLE, and a track record of shipping production-grade systems while

Qualifications

• 5+ years of firmware or embedded software engineering experience.
• Expert systems programming fundamentals across C/C++, Rust, embedded systems, low-level debugging, RTOS, BLE, and device communication stacks.
• Experience architecting and shipping complex technical products end-to-end across hardware and software boundaries.
• Strong product intuition and ability to lead pragmatic engineering tradeoffs in fast-moving environments.
• Comfortable owning firmware architecture, mentoring engineers, debugging real devices, and shipping production systems under tight iteration cycles.

Responsibilities

• Build firmware for next evolution of human-computer interaction for wearable hardware.
• Own end-to-end firmware development and contribute to hardware/software integration.
• Lead pragmatic engineering tradeoffs and influence product decisions in a fast-moving startup.
• Mentor engineers and help shipping production systems with tight iteration cycles.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust, scalable solutions.

Skills

Firmware engineering

C/C++

Rust

Embedded systems

RTOS

BLE

Debugging

System architecture

Mentoring

Tools

Embedded Linux

Microcontrollers

Sensors

Audio pipelines

Job description

MIRA is seeking a talented Senior Firmware Engineer to help build the next evolution of human-computer interaction. This full-time, in-person role is based in San Francisco, with responsibilities spanning firmware design, hardware collaboration, and end-to-end system integration for our wearable devices.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in firmware or embedded software, strong C/C++ and Rust skills, experience with RTOS and BLE, and a track record of shipping production-grade systems while