Firmware Engineer

Location: Vancouver, Washington, United States of America; relocation available; 25% travel.

Salary: $105,050–$161,800 USD annually, with additional bonus and/or equity opportunities for United States of America candidates.

Company

hirify.global develops and delivers print products and related hardware and software solutions.

What you will do

• Design, develop, integrate, and debug reliable firmware and embedded software for hirify.global Print product subsystems running on RTOS.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers, architects, software developers, quality assurance, product managers, and outsourced development partners to define requirements and deliver integrated products.
• Create and execute testing plans, protocols, and documentation for firmware and software components.
• Investigate application and field issues, perform root-cause analysis, and implement corrective actions and long-term fixes.
• Analyze and optimize system performance, memory utilization, and power consumption.
• Evaluate AI-assisted development and engineering tools for productivity, code quality, testing, debugging, documentation, and workflows while meeting security and intellectual property requirements.

Requirements

• Four-year or graduate degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience and demonstrated competence.
• 4+ years of experience in firmware development, embedded software engineering, or a related field, or an advanced degree with 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong programming skills in C and C++ and experience developing firmware and embedded software solutions.
• Understanding of firmware and hardware design principles, development tools, programming environments, and debugging techniques.
• Working knowledge of Linux and operating-system concepts, including RTOS multithreading and multitasking.
• Experience with software debugging, testing methodologies, and tools such as Google Test.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies, Jira, Git, or other version-control systems.
• Knowledge of algorithms, software engineering, and new product development processes.
• Ability to analyze system performance, memory utilization, and power-optimization opportunities; strong written and verbal communication skills for global, cross-functional collaboration.
• Effective communication, results orientation, learning agility, digital fluency, customer centricity, and interest in research, innovation, and product development.

Nice to have

• Understanding of Python scripting.
• Familiarity with ARM processors, board support packages, and low-level device drivers.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time role with no shift premium.
• Health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, employee assistance, and flexible spending account benefits.
• 4–12 weeks of fully paid parental leave based on tenure and 11 paid holidays.
• Flexible paid vacation and sick leave.
• Collaborative work across global and cross-functional teams.