# Embedded Software Engineer - New Grad 2027

**Company:** [Applied Intuition](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/applied-intuition)
**Location:** Sunnyvale, CA
**Role:** Embedded Engineering
**Salary:** $123k – $168k/yr
**Experience:** 0+ years
**Skills:** C, C++, assembly, rtos, can, lin, i2c, spi, uart, middleware, hardware debugging, soc
**Posted:** 2026-08-14

> Develops production embedded software for next-generation vehicle platforms, including RTOS applications, low-level communications, hardware bring-up, and safety-critical real-time systems. Requires a computer-related degree and strong C/C++ and assembly experience, with graduation by 2027.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Integrate vendor components into a common software framework, ensuring proper low-level communication using CAN, LIN, I2C, SPI, UART, and similar interfaces.
- Implement real-time operating system (RTOS) applications for product requirements.
- Architect and develop high-quality C code for real-time embedded environments, including safety-critical systems.
- Support hardware bring-up, including low-level debugging of boards and systems-on-chip (SoCs).
- Collaborate cross-functionally to bring up custom software on new devices, productionize it, and maintain company products.

## Requirements
- Bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, graduating by December 2026 or summer 2027.
- Strong background in embedded software development using C, C++, and assembly languages.
- Ability to perform low-level hardware debugging to ensure complete system operation.

## Nice to Have
- Ability to work independently and become comfortable with new technical tools quickly.
- Initiative in a fast-paced environment.
- Hands-on experience with RTOS and middleware applications.
- Experience with safety-critical robotic systems and real-time constraints.

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