Serve Robotics

Senior Embedded Engineer

Serve Robotics

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Redwood CityCaliforniaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $182,000 - $202,000 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Lead firmware development for PCB bring-up, including power-on validation, peripheral testing, and interface bring-up.
  • Architect and implement low-level drivers, diagnostic tools, and early-stage test utilities for new hardware platforms.
  • Develop measurement, monitoring, and logging capabilities to assess hardware performance and reliability.
  • Partner with the hardware team to troubleshoot component, signal-integrity, and interface issues.
  • Own creation and maintenance of test firmware, automation scripts, and engineering validation tools.
  • Oversee configuration, execution, and debugging of hardware test benches, fixtures, and development platforms.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance in root-cause analysis for hardware–firmware interaction issues.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline.
  • 7+ years of experience developing embedded firmware in C/C++, Python, and Bash.
  • Expertise with Linux and RTOS-based systems.
  • Strong understanding of real-time behavior, system bring-up, and low-level hardware interfaces.
  • Proficiency with CAN, UART, I2C, SPI, Ethernet, and related communication protocols.
  • Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG, and hardware debugging tools.
  • Background in robotics, consumer electronics, or complex electromechanical systems
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Hard Skills & Tools
embedded firmware developmentCC++PythonBashLinuxRTOSreal-time behaviorlow-level hardware interfacescommunication protocols
Soft Skills
technical leadershipmentorshipguidancetroubleshootingroot-cause analysis
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical EngineeringMaster’s degree in Electrical EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Computer EngineeringMaster’s degree in Computer EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceMaster’s degree in Computer Science