Senior Firmware Engineer

TL;DR

Senior Firmware Engineering (Embedded IoT Dev): Developing and maintaining firmware for intelligent consumer devices, focusing on integrating sensors, connectivity modules, and optimizing for low-power performance. Focus on real-time processing of audio and visual data on embedded hardware and ensuring responsive on-device AI through optimized wake word recognition.

Location: Suzhou, China

Company

hirify.global’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

What you will do

• Ensure wake word recognition is implemented and optimized at the firmware level for responsive on-device AI.
• Develop and maintain firmware support for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi modules, enabling seamless device connectivity.
• Handle real-time processing of audio and visual data, optimizing performance and power efficiency on embedded hardware.
• Implement high-performance solutions across teams while maintaining a quality checklist with help from other engineers.
• Monitor telemetry data and perform basic analyses under guidance to triangulate failures.
• Improve the development and operations of systems, platforms, or product features by actively seeking to develop an understanding of key learnings, insights, and best practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience OR Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience OR Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience o OR equivalent experience.
• Strong experience developing embedded firmware on SoCs from Realtek, BES, Qualcomm, or similar platforms, with deep understanding of low-power and real-time constraints.
• Proven experience in firmware development for wearable devices such as smart glasses or TWS earbuds, including audio, sensor, and connectivity modules.

Culture & Benefits

• Employees come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals.
• Values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.