# Embedded SWE, Consumer Products

**Company:** [OpenAI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/openai)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Embedded Engineering
**Salary:** $293k – $325k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** C, C++, Embedded Systems, Embedded Toolchains, Debugging Tools, Zephyr Rtos, Ble, Wi-Fi, Linux Kernel, Board Bring-Up
**Posted:** 2025-12-16

> Designs, implements, and debugs embedded software for consumer devices, owning low-level bring-up and optimizations. Requires 10+ years shipping embedded systems with strong C/C++ and hardware collaboration skills.

## Job Description

## In this role, you will:
- Design, implement, and debug software for embedded devices.
- Contribute to defining software requirements, interfaces, and test plans.
- Bring up and debug new boards.
- Analyze performance, memory, and power profiles and implement optimizations.
- Investigate field issues, perform root-cause analysis, and deliver robust fixes.
- Foster good software engineering practices.

## You might thrive in this role if you:
- Have deep experience shipping embedded systems (around 10+ years).
- Are proficient in C and C++.
- Are familiar with embedded toolchains, operating systems, and debugging tools.
- Have experience with both rapid prototyping and scalable product development.
- (Nice to have) Have experience with Zephyr RTOS.
- (Nice to have) Have worked with networking/wireless stacks (BLE, Wi-Fi).
- (Nice to have) Have experience with robotic system bring-up or Linux kernel development.

## Similar roles

- [Sr. Staff/Staff Design Verification Engineer](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/bd910a18-3d98-4aa2-b8ad-2bbbcd4066d5) - Cerebras Systems - Sunnyvale, CA - $250k – $300k/yr
- [Embedded Engineer (BSP), Staff](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/0c0ee3d0-ce9c-4b5b-9f4b-750069f2d897) - 9 Mothers - Austin, TX - $250k – $300k/yr
- [Robotics Engineer, Staff](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/200b6ba4-c2f6-4ccf-a2b7-2b16594bebec) - 9 Mothers - Austin, TX - $250k – $300k/yr
- [Senior / Staff 3D Engine Software Engineer - Simulation](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/d2cd7cfe-193d-479b-aeac-82c7546ce1a1) - Zoox - Foster City, CA - $245k – $305k/yr
- [Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Perception & Sensing](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/0a3f59f3-582a-4100-89ae-29058fc0c171) - Zoox - Foster City, CA - $240k – $330k/yr

**Apply:** https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/92108cb1-4954-4dd9-acc8-c902a8c0346f
**Canonical:** https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/92108cb1-4954-4dd9-acc8-c902a8c0346f