Plaud

Firmware Engineer - San Francisco

San Francisco, CA, Remote. Posted 2 months ago

The role

You will develop embedded firmware for AI wearable prototypes. This involves enabling communication between MCU, sensors, wireless modules, and other hardware components.

What you will do

  • Develop embedded firmware for AI wearable prototypes
  • Enable communication between MCU, sensors, wireless modules, and other hardware components
  • Bring up new hardware platforms
  • Perform firmware debugging
  • Validate system functionality
  • Collaborate with electrical and mechanical engineers to build integrated prototype devices
  • Implement and optimize firmware for low-power operation, device control, and basic system functions
  • Support rapid prototype iteration
  • Prepare firmware architecture for handoff to the Shenzhen engineering team

Required qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
  • 5+ years of embedded firmware development experience
  • Strong programming skills in C/C++ for embedded systems
  • Experience on MCU platforms and RTOS environments
  • Proficiency with development and debugging tools such as Keil, IAR Embedded Workbench, VS Code, or Eclipse
  • Familiarity with JTAG/SWD debuggers and logic analyzers
  • Experience working closely with hardware teams using schematic/PCB tools such as Altium Designer, Cadence, or KiCad
  • Experience with low-power systems, sensors, and wireless protocols (Bluetooth/BLE, Wi-Fi) used in wearable or IoT devices

Benefits

  • Top-tier healthcare for employees and dependents, including dental and vision, and a generous employer subsidy
  • 401(k) plan for full time employees with company matching
  • Unlimited PTO
  • 13 paid holidays
  • 12 weeks of paid new parent leave
  • Choice of new top-of-the-line laptops and workstation setups
  • Best office equipment
  • Annual offsites
  • Free office drinks and snacks

About the company

Plaud is a San Francisco-based company building the real-world AI interface for professionals. It is a bootstrapped, profitable company with a $300M revenue run rate.