Staff Embedded Software Engineer - Autonomous Drone Systems
Skydio Inc.
14 days+
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Job summary
A leading drone technology company in San Mateo, CA is seeking a Staff Embedded Software Engineer to architect and develop embedded firmware for autonomous drones. This role involves designing software that bridges the algorithms and hardware, providing technical direction, and debugging new systems. The compensation package includes competitive salaries, equity options, and comprehensive benefits. Ideal candidates should have C++ proficiency in embedded environments and hands-on experience with hardware bring-up.
Qualifications
- Ability to write modern C++ in a real-time embedded environment.
- 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 that runs on the vehicle.
- Characterize, integrate, and validate key subsystems.
Skills
Modern C++ in a real-time embedded environment
Clean code with appropriate abstraction boundaries
SOC development (Qualcomm devices)
Embedded microcontrollers
Firmware/embedded code for a physical device
Embedded Linux userspace and kernel development
Hands-on hardware bring-up
Debugging systems at ARM assembly code level
Embedded security and cryptographic firmware development
Job description
A leading drone technology company in San Mateo, CA is seeking a Staff Embedded Software Engineer to architect and develop embedded firmware for autonomous drones. This role involves designing software that bridges the algorithms and hardware, providing technical direction, and debugging new systems. The compensation package includes competitive salaries, equity options, and comprehensive benefits. Ideal candidates should have C++ proficiency in embedded environments and hands-on experience with hardware bring-up.
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