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Firmware Engineer
Austin · On-site · Full-time · Posted May 12, 2026
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Develop firmware and software across the stack, optimizing software with hardware to support large AI models and inference products.
What you'll do
- Solve problems across the stack, from low-level drivers and APIs to applications and frameworks.
- Design, implement, and troubleshoot firmware for embedded systems.
- Develop and test software for launching products and contribute to AI solutions.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience in software development and with data structures/algorithms.
- Experience developing and testing software on launching products.
- Experience with firmware design, implementation, and troubleshooting; embedded architectures and IO technologies such as I2C, SPI, PCIe, and DRAM.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
- Experience resolving customer-related issues, solving ambiguous problems, or strong verbal and written communication skills.
Tools
I2C, SPI, PCIe, DRAM
AI focus
Contribute to AI solutions and optimize software for very large AI models, especially inference workloads.
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