Senior Embedded Firmware Developer
SharkNinja3 hours ago
Base Salary
$125k - $150k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, debug, unit test, integrate, and release production embedded firmware for consumer and home appliance products.
- Develop device control, OTA, and differentiated product features while following established architecture, interface, and hardware abstraction layer standards.
- Implement reference architectures and reusable platform components, including HAL layers, shared drivers, motor control, sensor and actuator integration, and power management.
- Prototype technology options and turn architectural decisions into reference code and shipped features for internal programs and partners.
- Review partner-developed firmware, integrate delivered code, and support partner technical capability assessments.
- Maintain unit tests, code coverage, static analysis, CI pipelines, and test-harness infrastructure, while resolving critical and high-severity findings before release.
- Verify that source code, toolchains, and build manifests can reproducibly rebuild shipping binaries.
- Bring up firmware on target hardware and debug hardware-software integration issues with Hardware Engineering.
- Collaborate with Systems Engineering, NPD, regional firmware teams, and Principal Engineers on platform capabilities and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- 5+ years of embedded software and firmware development experience.
- Experience delivering and shipping production firmware in commercial products.
- Experience implementing reference designs, drivers, or platform components from documented interface contracts and architectures defined by others.
- Strong embedded C and C++ experience on resource-constrained platforms.
- Experience with RTOS, hardware abstraction layers, platform portability, microcontroller peripherals, drivers, and low-level hardware interfaces.
- Experience with motor control, sensor and actuator integration, power management, OTA update mechanisms, and device security fundamentals.
- Experience with Git-based workflows, CI builds using gcc and CMake, unit testing using Ceedling or an equivalent, and static analysis.
- Ability to debug on target hardware using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG/SWD, and trace tools.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
- Experience with consumer electronics, home appliances, robotics, CI/CD, automated testing, embedded build infrastructure, or external development partner code review is preferred or advantageous.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts with company contribution.
- 401(k) retirement plan with matching and employee stock purchase program.
- Life insurance, AD&D, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance.
- Generous paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave.
- Identity theft protection, pet insurance, prepaid legal insurance, backup child and eldercare days, product discounts, and referral bonus program.
- Learning programs, wellness programs, professional growth opportunities, and career acceleration support.
- Position located in Needham, Massachusetts.
About SharkNinja
SharkNinja designs and sells household appliances under the Shark and Ninja brands, including vacuum cleaners, steam mops, air purifiers, blenders, coffee makers, and cookware for consumers. It distributes through major retailers, e-commerce, and global distributors, earning revenue from product sales across multiple household categories. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts, SharkNinja is a public company listed on the NYSE.