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OmiOmiSan Francisco, CA

Founding Firmware Engineer

Founding firmware engineer owning firmware development for AI wearable Omi devices, hacking integrations with third-party hardware like Apple Watch, and shaping product direction. Seeks proven builders with impressive shipped products.

300k – 300k
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About the role

Responsibilities

  • Own firmware for Omi devices.
  • Hack other devices to integrate them with Omi ecosystem (e.g., Apple Watch, Meta glasses).
  • Help shape product direction, technical stack, and culture.
  • Work directly with founder to build and launch.

Requirements

  • Built and shipped something impressive (e.g., firmware for 1k+ devices, product used by 1M+ people, >$1M revenue, raised >$1M as founder/solo builder, or deeply technical + fast).

Tech Stack

  • Flutter (might move to React).
  • Python / Flask.
  • Firmware: C, Nordic chips, BLE.

Skills

CNordic ChipsBleFirmwareFlutterPythonFlaskReactHardware Prototyping
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