Hinge Health
Firmware Engineer II
San Francisco-HQ · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Apr 28, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years of professional experience.
About the job
Develop firmware for integrated medical devices from concept and prototyping through testing and mass production, collaborating across hardware disciplines.
What you'll do
- Develop embedded firmware and contribute throughout product development, including prototyping, testing, and production ramp-up.
- Collaborate on system architecture and integration with electrical, mechanical, and firmware engineers.
- Support regulatory-quality documentation, robust testing, and automation for embedded software builds and tests.
What they ask for
- 2+ years of professional Firmware or Embedded Software experience writing code for consumer electronics, medical devices, or other highly integrated embedded hardware.
- Strong C expertise in a firmware or embedded systems context; proficiency with low-level drivers and communication protocols.
- Proficiency in Python for firmware testing tools and task automation.
- Team development experience using Git and embedded development tools and workflows, including build systems, J-Link, and debugging.
Nice to have
- Experience in medical device development or another highly regulated industry.
- Experience with AI-assisted firmware development, an RTOS (especially Zephyr), Nordic nRF5x SoCs, Nordic Connect SDK, Bluetooth LE, firmware updates, or embedded DevOps and HIL testing.
Pay
$126.4K – $189.6K USD base salary
Tools
C, Python, Git, J-Link, Zephyr, Nordic nRF5x SoCs, Nordic Connect SDK, Bluetooth LE
AI focus
Keep abreast of AI developments and use relevant tools for firmware; preferred experience includes AI-assisted firmware development as a copilot and in agentic mode.
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