Senior Firmware Engineer
Samsara
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $126,140 - $212,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
DockerLinuxOpen Source
About the role
- Take full ownership of key platform areas and initiatives, driving execution across the OS stack, aligning cross-functional teams, and delivering production-grade embedded Linux and system-level capabilities across various hardware platforms.
- Lead custom hardware prototyping, board bring-up, and platform bring-up across multiple SoCs
- Develop and maintain the embedded Linux operating system, including build systems, kernel configuration, patches, and systemd service management.
- Drive power and performance optimization, secure boot configuration, and device hardening to meet reliability and security requirements at scale.
- Support high-volume manufacturing by improving system stability, validating hardware revisions, and resolving factory-blocking issues.
- Influence architectural decisions across business units, collaborating with firmware, hardware, and ML teams to raise system quality and consistency.
- Debug complex cross-stack problems spanning hardware, kernel, drivers, middleware, and application layers; document root causes and implement long-term fixes.
- Mentor engineers within the team and contribute to establishing strong engineering and operational standards for Samsara’s in-vehicle OS platform.
Requirements
- Proficient in Linux development in C, including bootloaders, kernel configuration, device drivers, device tree, and userspace tools.
- Experience with cross-platform development, build tools (GNU toolchain, Yocto, buildroot) and Docker containers
- Experience integrating/adapting Open Source Software to meet project requirements
- Ability to read schematics and integrated circuit device datasheets for board support package development.
- Experience bringing products through the full software lifecycle - from early prototyping, board bring-up, release to manufacturing, to post-release support
- 6+ Years of embedded software and/or hardware experience
- Proactive, self-directed, and good at estimating project scope and timelines
Benefits
- Full time employees receive a competitive total compensation package along with employee-led remote and flexible working, health benefits, and much, much more.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
embedded LinuxC programmingbootloaderskernel configurationdevice driversdevice treeuserspace toolscross-platform developmentbuild toolsOpen Source Software
Soft skills
proactiveself-directedproject estimationmentoringcollaboration