Lightmatter
Sr SDET– Firmware Automation
$178K–$225K
Boston, MA +4 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 24, 2026
- Location
- Boston, MA
Mountain View, CA
Boston, MA
Mountain View, CA
Toronto, ON - Experience
- 8+ years of professional software development; primarily on embedded products. Preferred: PhD, or MS with 8+ years in embedded test automation or firmware development.
- Education
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidates should have capacity to comply with the federally mandated requirements of U.S. export control laws.
About the job
Build and operate firmware test automation frameworks and hardware-in-the-loop infrastructure for testing firmware on photonic hardware.
What you'll do
- Architect and maintain firmware test automation frameworks, HIL infrastructure, and hardware-based CI/CD testing.
- Define test strategy and reporting, build telemetry pipelines, and debug failures across firmware, boards, instruments, fixtures, and test code.
- Integrate diagnostics and data center management interfaces, influence firmware testability, and mentor engineers.
What they ask for
- Extensive experience with hardware-level automation for embedded systems and physical devices amid frequent hardware revisions.
- 8+ years of professional software development, primarily on embedded products, including designing test frameworks and infrastructure.
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- Strong Python, working fluency in embedded C/C++, and experience owning CI/CD pipelines that test on physical hardware.
Nice to have
- Experience with optical transceivers, photonic systems, or precision analog/mixed-signal hardware; familiarity with CMIS, OpenBMC, or DMTF/Redfish.
- Experience with Pytest and Zephyr or FreeRTOS tooling, optical/electrical test equipment, startup environments, or AI-assisted testing.
Pay
$178,000 — $225,000 USD; base salary range (the posting labels this range as salary, while separately stating total compensation includes equity and other rewards).
Tools
Python, C/C++, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, CMIS, OpenBMC, DMTF/Redfish
AI focus
Preferred thoughtful use of AI-assisted tools in test generation, triage, or analytics.
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