Staff Embedded IoT Systems Engineer

Motive; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 273,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan (401k)

Dental & Vision

Paid time off

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

Motive is seeking a Staff System Software Engineer to design and develop on-edge IoT platforms, focusing on firmware and multi-core architectures. You will collaborate across Linux, Android, and RTOS environments to advance Motive’s hardware platforms.

The role emphasizes a strong software foundation, hands-on testing, and cross-functional teamwork in a hybrid in-office setting (2 days per week). You will drive architectural discussions and contribute to scalable cloud-based validation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software development.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience with Kotlin, Java & C++.
• Deep experience with AOSP (Android Open Source Project), Android OS and Linux.
• Experience with embedded programming on Linux and/or RTOS.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high-performance firmware and software for cutting-edge IoT platforms.
• Debug, optimize, and validate firmware on complex multi-core architectures.
• Develop automated and unit-level functional testing to validate designs.
• Present and provide feedback on architectural discussions for next-generation business logic.
• Engage with a cross-disciplinary team to design, develop and test features up the stack.
• Validate and maintain features using cloud-based analysis at scale.

Skills

Kotlin

Java

C++

AOSP

Android OS

Linux

Embedded programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/EE

Job description

Motive is seeking a Staff System Software Engineer to design and develop on-edge IoT platforms, focusing on firmware and multi-core architectures. You will collaborate across Linux, Android, and RTOS environments to advance Motive’s hardware platforms.

The role emphasizes a strong software foundation, hands-on testing, and cross-functional teamwork in a hybrid in-office setting (2 days per week). You will drive architectural discussions and contribute to scalable cloud-based validation.