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SE3 Labs is building Spatial AI and autonomous systems, particularly UAVs. As an Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer, you will own the low-level software layer across drones, payload, and ground systems, working on bring-up, driver development, kernel integration, and deployment tooling for embedded platforms. What You'll Do • Translate system requirements into low-level software architecture and bring new boards and subsystems to life across Jetson, Arm, and STM32 platforms • Develop and maintain drivers and hardware-facing software for sensors, cameras, AI accelerators, and communication networks • Work across embedded Linux, kernel, device-tree configuration, BSP-level integration, and board bring-up to create stable, maintainable foundations • Build and refine flashing, booting, and serial deployment tooling for development, production, update, and recovery workflows • Debug on the bench, isolate failures, improve performance and stability, and support system integration with hardware teams What You Need • M.Sc. or higher in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Embedded Systems, or related field • 2+ years hands-on experience in low-level software or firmware development for embedded systems • Strong proficiency in C and Python with experience shipping real systems on embedded Linux in robotics, automotive, or hardware-adjacent environments • Practical experience with hardware interfaces and protocols such as I2C, SPI, CAN, Ethernet, and MIPI-based camera interfaces • Comfortable with board bring-up, serial consoles, flashing workflows, boot issues, hardware-near debugging, and troubleshooting on real hardware • Ability to develop software that is deployable, maintainable, and robust under real-world conditions • Structured, fast-moving, mission-driven mindset with comfort in high-impact startup environments Nice to Have • Experience with secure boot, signed update systems, rollback and recovery strategies, or security-critical deployment infrastructure • Yocto-based build systems, custom Linux image creation, and U-Boot • Experience with ROS and robotics middleware • Camera bring-up and Linux media pipelines, including GStreamer • Experience integrating AI accelerators or high-performance compute peripherals • Experience with UAVs, robotics, defense systems, or hardware tested outside the lab 31 paid days off (30 vacation days plus birthday), early stock options, free gym and wellness membership through EGYM Wellpass, company retreats twice per year, mentorship pairing