Embedded Software Engineer III

Ascendion is an AI-native software engineering disruptor helping businesses innovate faster, smarter, and with greater impact. We partner with enterprise clients across North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC to solve complex challenges in data, experience design, software product engineering, and workforce transformation. Powered by expert engineers, thousands of AI agents, and our Engineering to the Power of AI (Engineering AI) method, we deliver measurable outcomes that build trust, unlock value, and accelerate growth.

Learn more at

Engineering to the Power of AI™, AAVA™, Engineering AI, Engineering to Elevate Life™, Enterprise Platforms AI, Data & Insights AI, Experience AI, GCCAI, Operations AI, Platform Engineering AI, ProductAI, and Quality Engineering AI are trademarks or service marks of Ascendion®. AAVA™ is pending registration. Unauthorized use is strictly prohibited.

Ascendion | Engineering to elevate life

We have a culture built on opportunity, inclusion, and a spirit of partnership. Come, change the world with us:

• Build the coolest tech for the world’s leading brands
• Solve complex problems - and learn new skills
• Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients
• Master your craft with leading training programs and hands-on experience

Experience a community of change makers!

Join a culture of high-performing innovators with endless ideas and a passion for tech. Our culture is the fabric of our company, and it is what makes us unique and diverse. The way we share ideas, learning, experiences, successes, and joy allows everyone to be their best at Ascendion.

• We're looking for an Engineer to support the development of visual perceptual quality software for embedded Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality (AR/VR) devices.
• You'll modify device firmware, build and maintain test infrastructure, write automated and manual tests, and collaborate closely with engineering teams to ensure display and graphics pipelines meet rigorous perceptual quality standards.
• This role spans low-level firmware through application-level tooling, requiring strong systems thinking and a quality-first mindset.

Job Title
:
Embedded Software Engineer III

• Develop and modify device firmware (C/C++) to support visual perceptual quality features across computer vision, graphics, and display pipelines.
• Design, implement, and maintain test infrastructure for evaluating perceptual quality metrics (e.g., latency, quality/accuracy, motion-to-photon).
• Write new tests and maintain existing tests including unit tests, integration tests, manual validation procedures, and CI automation.
• Debug issues across the full software stack—from hardware bring-up and driver-level defects through application-layer rendering, providing both quick workarounds for time-critical issues and long-term solutions.
• Develop optimized firmware and software utilities targeting embedded environments, with portability across processors and platforms.
• Integrate platform-level features where applicable.
• Collaborate with internal teams to improve and tailor existing firmware, device drivers, and applications to project requirements.
• Create clean, well-documented, and testable code; contribute to Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) build scripts and automation pipelines as needed.
• Document designs, tradeoffs, test methodologies, and results for cross-functional stakeholders.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or a relevant field.
• 6+ years of industry experience developing and testing low-level firmware or systems software for embedded platforms.
• 6+ years of solid programming skills in C and C++, with experience writing production firmware and test applications.
• Experience with the full software development lifecycle including requirements gathering, design, implementation, testing, and delivery.
• Experience building reusable test frameworks, harnesses, or infrastructure for hardware-in-the-loop or perceptual quality validation.
• Demonstrated debugging skills across complex software/hardware stacks (graphics, display, or sensor pipelines…