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Principal Firmware Engineer

San Jose, California - USA🌐 Remote💼 Full-time💰 $168,000–$231,000🗓 2026-04-28 → 2026-09-30

Core

Designing, developing, and maintaining firmware for electronic devices, ensuring seamless integration with hardware components.

Role type

Principal Firmware Engineer

Builds

Electronic devices

Domain

Consumer electronics / Embedded systems

Required skills

C, C++, microcontrollers, embedded systems, hardware integration, project leadership, technical mentorship, complex problem solving

Responsibilities

Design firmware architecture and solutions, write, test, and debug firmware code, lead firmware projects and manage timelines, provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, collaborate with hardware engineers on system integration, identify and resolve complex firmware issues, create and maintain design specifications and documentation

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership

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