Senior Firmware Engineer — Remote, High-Impact & Mentorship

Placements24; Mossel Bay; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Fully remote work environment

Home office stipend

Health insurance

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Senior Firmware Engineer to join a remote-first engineering team. You will develop, test, and deploy embedded firmware for next-generation devices, mentor junior engineers, and drive technical decisions from a home office.

You will work primarily on C/C++ firmware, RTOS-based and bare-metal systems, with hands-on debugging using JTAG, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers. This role offers strong growth in a fast-paced startup environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of professional experience in embedded firmware development.
• Proficiency in C and C++ for embedded systems, RTOS and bare-metal programming.
• Strong debugging using JTAG, oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement embedded firmware for microcontrollers and embedded systems.
• Write high-quality, well-documented, and testable code in C/C++ for embedded applications.
• Develop and execute firmware testing strategies including unit, integration, and system testing.
• Debug complex firmware issues on hardware platforms using JTAG, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers and software developers to define firmware requirements and architecture.
• Optimize firmware performance, memory usage, and power consumption for embedded devices.

Skills

Embedded firmware

C/C++ programming

RTOS experience

Debugging hardware tools

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

JTAG

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Bare-metal programming

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Senior Firmware Engineer to join a remote-first engineering team. You will develop, test, and deploy embedded firmware for next-generation devices, mentor junior engineers, and drive technical decisions from a home office.

You will work primarily on C/C++ firmware, RTOS-based and bare-metal systems, with hands-on debugging using JTAG, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers. This role offers strong growth in a fast-paced startup environment.