Workstream

Embedded Software Engineer

Menlo Park, California$130k–$180kmidAdded today

About this role

Workstream's Robotics team seeks an embedded software engineer to develop firmware for connected hardware devices that capture and process egocentric video data for AI training. You'll own the full stack from bare-metal MCU code to embedded Linux, working across hardware bring-up, sensor integration, and building developer tooling for a fast-moving robotics initiative.

What you'll do

Architect and implement on-device software for recording, sensor management, storage, and power with long-session reliability
Collaborate with hardware engineers on new board bring-up, sensor integration, and driver development
Prototype and evaluate technical solutions through testing and measurement to guide product decisions
Define and maintain clean APIs, SDKs, and communication protocols between device and cloud systems
Build automation and tooling for firmware development, testing, and production calibration
Debug hardware interfaces and solve complex problems at the firmware-hardware boundary

What they're looking for

C/C++ and Python programming
Embedded Linux (device drivers, device tree, boot processes)
Bare-metal and RTOS firmware development
Hardware bring-up and board debugging
Sensor driver development and datasheets interpretation
Hardware-software integration and tradeoff analysis
Firmware testing and validation
API/SDK design and documentation

Benefits

Work on cutting-edge AI and robotics hardware at a high-growth Series B company
Backed by legendary VCs including Founders Fund and Coatue
Fast-moving small team with ownership and autonomy
Impact on next-generation intelligent systems and real-world AI applications
Located in Menlo Park, California

Likely interview questions

Walk us through a project where you shipped embedded software on real hardware—what was the biggest challenge bringing it to production?
Describe your experience with embedded Linux. Have you written device drivers or worked with device trees, and what was the most complex hardware integration you've done?

How do you approach debugging hardware-firmware issues when something doesn't work as expected? Give a concrete example.
Tell us about a time you had to balance multiple competing hardware constraints like power, performance, and reliability. How did you make tradeoffs?
What experience do you have with sensor integration and bring-up? Walk us through your process for developing a driver for a new sensor module.
How would you design a clean API/SDK for a device to communicate with cloud systems? What principles matter most to you?
Describe your approach to building automation and tooling for firmware testing and calibration at scale.

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