OpenAI
Firmware Engineer, RTOS, Consumer Devices
$347K–$385K
San Francisco · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Dec 16, 2025
- Experience
- Around 10+ years of experience shipping embedded systems.
About the job
Designs, brings up, optimizes, and debugs embedded software for consumer devices, working closely with hardware teams to deliver reliable production systems.
What you'll do
- Design, implement, and debug embedded-device software; bring up and debug new boards.
- Help define software requirements, interfaces, and test plans; analyze performance, memory, and power and implement optimizations.
- Investigate field issues, perform root-cause analysis, and deliver fixes while promoting sound software engineering practices.
What they ask for
- Proficiency in C and C++.
- Familiarity with embedded toolchains, operating systems, and debugging tools.
- Experience with rapid prototyping and scalable product development.
Nice to have
- Experience with Zephyr RTOS.
- Experience with networking or wireless stacks (BLE, Wi-Fi), or Linux kernel development.
Pay
$347K – $385K USD base salary
Tools
C, C++, Zephyr RTOS, BLE, Wi-Fi, Linux kernel
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