Staff IoT Firmware & Edge Systems Engineer

Socket.dev; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 273,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k contribution

Paid time off

Job summary

Motive in Austin, TX is hiring a Staff System Software Engineer to design and develop on-edge IoT platforms. You will implement high-performance firmware across Linux, Android, and RTOS, and help build next-gen hardware platforms.

This role emphasizes modular software design and cross-functional collaboration in an agile environment. The position offers significant career advancement and requires 8+ years of software experience, with expertise in Kotlin, Java, C++, and deep Linux/AOSP knowledge.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software development with focus on systems/embedded
• Experience with Android/Open Source Project (AOSP) and Linux
• Proficiency in Kotlin, Java and C++ for large-scale systems
• Strong hands-on with embedded Linux and RTOS
• Ability to design, test and validate firmware/software for edge platforms

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high-performance firmware and software for IoT platforms.
• Debug, optimize, and validate firmware on multi-core architectures.
• Develop automated and unit-level tests to validate designs.
• Contribute to architectural discussions for next-generation business logic.
• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to design, develop and test features.
• Validate features using cloud-based analysis at scale.

Skills

8+ years software development

Kotlin

Java

C++

AOSP / Android OS

Linux

Embedded Linux / RTOS

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Motive in Austin, TX is hiring a Staff System Software Engineer to design and develop on-edge IoT platforms. You will implement high-performance firmware across Linux, Android, and RTOS, and help build next-gen hardware platforms.

This role emphasizes modular software design and cross-functional collaboration in an agile environment. The position offers significant career advancement and requires 8+ years of software experience, with expertise in Kotlin, Java, C++, and deep Linux/AOSP knowledge.