Embedded Software Engineer (C/C++)

Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

Base salary: $100,000–$180,000 annually

Company

hirify.global designs, builds, and operates uranium enrichment services to support affordable nuclear energy and critical industries in the United States.

What you will do

• Architect and develop safety-critical embedded software for industrial systems.
• Build low-level firmware in C, C++, Rust, and PLCs to control actuators, process high-speed sensor data, and execute fault-tolerant control logic.
• Design control architectures, state machines, and data acquisition systems for mission-critical hardware.
• Create automated build, test, and validation infrastructure and own software through deployment.
• Integrate firmware with hardware, troubleshoot electromechanical systems, and support system bring-up.
• Perform safety analyses, debug embedded systems with laboratory instrumentation, and contribute to system testing and commissioning.

Requirements

• BS degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or another STEM discipline.
• 5+ years of professional experience.
• Experience developing software in C, C++, Golang, Python, or Rust.
• Experience with embedded or low-level systems development.
• Strong engineering fundamentals and the ability to make recommendations using first principles with partial information.
• Ability to work extended hours and weekends when necessary.

Nice to have

• Data acquisition system setup, maintenance, and development.
• Electrical hardware troubleshooting and PCBA bring-up.
• Digital signal processing and low-level communication protocol debugging.
• PLC/SCADA programming.
• Security analysis, threat modeling, or experience in a fast-paced technical environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-driven work focused on nuclear fuel production and clean energy.
• Lean engineering environment emphasizing urgency, accountability, transparency, and first-principles problem solving.
• Full-time hires may be eligible for stock options.
• Medical, vision, and dental coverage are available.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.