Firmware Engineer - Fully Remote
Remote / Online - Candidates ideally in
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, 90001, USA
Listed on 2026-10-04
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, 90001, USA
Listing for:
Mercor
Remote/Work from Home
position Listed on 2026-10-04
Job specializations:
-
Software Development
Embedded Systems/ Firmware/ IoT, Embedded Software Engineer, C++ Developer, Unix/Linux
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark
, General Catalyst
, Peter Thiel
, Adam D'Angelo
, Larry Summers
, and Jack Dorsey
.
Position: Software & Firmware Engineering Experts
Type:
Contract
Compensation: $100–$120/hour
Location:
Remote
- Apply hands‑on expertise in software
, firmware
, and digital hardware to complex engineering tasks involving real physical systems. - Review and evaluate embedded firmware
, FPGA/RTL designs
, flight software
, test automation frameworks
, and hardware interfaces
. - Analyze architecture and implementation trade-offs involving real‑time performance
, timing
, memory
, and hardware/software integration
. - Assess technical correctness, robustness, and feasibility of solutions for embedded and hardware‑connected systems.
- Identify implementation errors, race conditions, interface failures, and other system‑level failure modes.
- Develop or review engineering problems, reference implementations, test cases, and technical documentation.
- 5+ years of professional experience in software
, firmware
, FPGA
, or embedded systems engineering
. - At least 3 years of recent hands‑on experience with real hardware.
- Experience as the responsible engineer for production hardware‑connected software or firmware.
- Deep expertise in embedded firmware
, FPGA/RTL design
, flight software
, or hardware test automation
. - Strong command of technologies like C/C++,
Python
, RTOS
, embedded Linux
, and FPGA tool chains
. - Extensive experience debugging software‑hardware interactions using tools like JTAG/SWD debuggers and oscilloscopes
. - Proven experience in real‑world product or hardware manufacturing environments.
- Experience with companies designing, building, and manufacturing physical hardware or embedded systems.
- Relevant organizations include Lockheed Martin
, Blue Origin
, Tesla
, NVIDIA
, Apple
, Skydio
, Siemens
, and Medtronic
.
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