Embedded OS Field Engineer (Android/Linux)

Location: Boston, United States; in-person work from the Boston office 3 days per week. Some travel is expected, up to 10% of the time, including approximately 1 week per quarter domestically and 1 week per year internationally.

Salary: $110,000–$187,000 per year, plus an annual discretionary bonus and long-term incentive plan.

Company

hirify.global is a Norwegian fabless semiconductor company specializing in wireless communication technology for Internet of Things products, including Bluetooth Low Energy, ANT+, Thread, Zigbee, LTE-M/NB-IoT, and Wi-Fi.

What you will do

• Lead technical discovery of customer architectures and drive technical evaluations and proofs of concept to successful outcomes.
• Integrate Memfault into customer Android/AOSP and embedded Linux software, development workflows, and production workflows.
• Work directly with platform and firmware engineers to bring up coredumps, metrics, OTA, and logging, and troubleshoot integration issues.
• Deliver technical pitches, demonstrations, workshops, and architecture guidance in partnership with sales and customer success.
• Share field feedback with product and SDK teams, and build reference examples, documentation, and tests.

Requirements

• Up to 5 years of experience in embedded software with deep production experience in either Android/AOSP or embedded Linux, with willingness to develop expertise in the other.
• Strong C and C++ skills on embedded targets; Android experience must be at the platform/AOSP level rather than app-only.
• Experience with build systems such as Yocto, Buildroot, Soong, or Bazel.
• Ability to work directly with customers and translate technical needs and constraints into working integrations on their platforms and stacks.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Willingness to work in person from the Boston, MA office 3 days per week.
• Ability to teach customers, earn technical trust, and communicate clearly under pressure.
• Clear and thoughtful written and verbal communication, a caring and collaborative approach, and a growth mindset across firmware, operating systems, and distributed systems.

Nice to have

• Rust and/or Kotlin experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Professional and informal working environment with continuous skills development, mentorship, and opportunities to work with experienced specialists.
• Medical and dental benefits, including a 100% employer-paid option for employees.
• Health Savings Account or Flexible Spending Account.
• Voluntary disability and life insurance benefits.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Family-friendly vacation, personal time, sick time, and parental leave policies.

Hiring process

• The position may be subject to a background check.
• Application deadline: November 27, 2026.