Shift5

Embedded Software Engineer

Shift5

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $120,000 - $180,000 per year

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

LinuxPythonRust

About the role

  • Develop, optimize, and maintain real-time embedded software for custom Linux-based hardware platforms
  • Design and implement low-level hardware interface layers: memory-mapped register access, DMA transfer, and efficient hardware/software communication protocols
  • Write and maintain Linux kernel drivers and userspace APIs for custom hardware, ensuring robust integration and performance
  • Profile, analyze, and tune embedded software for low-latency, high-throughput, high-reliability data acquisition and processing
  • Investigate hardware, firmware, and software issues and understand the interactions between each layer
  • Write comprehensive unit, functional, and integration tests
  • Document designs, data flows, hardware and software interfaces
  • Lead and participate in rigorous code review and hardware/software interface specification processes
  • Support bring-up and troubleshooting of new hardware platforms, including board-level debugging with oscilloscopes and logic analyzers
  • Collaborate closely with hardware, FPGA, and data analytics teams to define requirements and deliver end-to-end solutions

Requirements

  • BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
  • 3+ years of experience in embedded systems / low-level software development
  • Experience with systems programming languages: C, C++, or Rust (preferred)
  • Experience with scripting languages: Python, Bash, etc.
  • Experience with tooling to build custom embedded Linux distributions: Yocto, Buildroot
  • Experience with Git or similar version control, and CI/CD automation
  • Experience with low-level software and firmware debugging tools: GDB, JTAG
  • Experience with Linux kernel driver development is a plus
  • Experience with RTL design and simulation (preferably VHDL) is a plus
  • Experience with FPGA IDEs (Libero, Vivado, Quartus, or similar) and TCL is a plus
  • Familiarity with oscilloscopes and FPGA internal logic analyzers is a plus
  • Familiarity with CAN, MIL-STD-1553, ARINC-429, and other serial protocols is a plus
  • Familiarity with DSP techniques and real-time implementation is a plus
Benefits
  • Bonus program and equity in a fast-growing startup
  • Competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families
  • Health Savings Account with annual employer contributions
  • Employer-paid Life and Disability Insurance
  • Uncapped paid time off policy
  • Flexible work & remote work policy
  • Tax-deferred public transit benefits with Metro SmartBenefits (DC/MD/VA)

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
embedded software developmentLinux kernel driversCC++RustPythonBashYoctoBuildrootGDB
Soft skills
collaborationcode reviewdocumentationtroubleshootingproblem-solvingcommunicationleadershipanalytical skillsattention to detailteamwork
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