Staff Software Engineer (C++/Embedded)

Location: San Francisco, CA — hybrid, with three days per week in the office

Salary: $230,000–$265,800 annually, plus equity

Company

hirify.global develops RTK correction networks and FusionEngine software for centimeter-level positioning across vehicles, robots, drones, and other devices.

What you will do

• Own architecture and design for major parts of the navigation platform, including module boundaries, APIs, test plans, schedules, and engineering tradeoffs.
• Design and evolve messaging, transport, profiling, observability, debugging, crash-analysis, build, and cross-compilation infrastructure.
• Build and maintain real-time software across bare-metal embedded devices and Linux-based systems.
• Add support for sensors and diagnose issues involving real-time hardware and vehicle integrations.
• Install, wire, and debug hardware in vehicles and hardware-in-the-loop test rigs using tools such as GDB, JTAG, logic analyzers, and oscilloscopes.
• Strengthen regression, HITL, post-processing, and cloud or remotely managed test infrastructure.

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional software development experience, including ownership of architecture for a significant system or product area.
• Expert-level modern C++20 or later across multiple platforms, such as embedded systems and Linux, plus strong Python for tooling, automation, and scripting.
• Experience integrating hardware and software into reliable products and debugging real-time or hardware-adjacent systems.
• Deep embedded experience with board bring-up, driver development, RTOS, bare-metal systems, and UART, SPI, I2C, or CAN.
• Experience designing test and verification strategies for complex systems and building scalable test or data infrastructure.
• Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.

Nice to have

• Experience with GNSS, inertial navigation, computer vision, LIDAR, sensor fusion, estimation, or robotics.
• Background in safety-critical or highly available systems, including automotive, robotics, or aerospace.
• Experience with profiling and observability systems, crash and debugging tools, or cross-compiler toolchains.

Culture & Benefits

• High autonomy, direct ownership, and opportunities to make a significant impact.
• Fast-paced, action-oriented environment focused on speed and efficient execution.
• Emphasis on trust, accountability, collaboration without ego, and continuous improvement.
• Flat organizational structure with direct communication and self-prioritization.
• Promotion from within and opportunities for professional growth.