Senior/Staff Firmware Engineer
Strategic Employment
$200,000
Jul 13, 2026
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Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A smart home hardware company is hiring for an embedded firmware role focused on next-generation connected IoT devices. The work sits within either the video/audio streaming stack or the networking/connectivity stack, with responsibilities ranging from independent feature ownership at the Senior level to architectural leadership and engineer mentoring at the Staff level. Candidates need a strong background in embedded C/C++, RTOS or Embedded Linux, and hands-on hardware debugging.
Senior level · 7+ years · Remote · Full-time
Pay in the description: $150,000–$200,000
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 4,550 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 1,900–6,800
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
The title spans two levels — 'Senior / Staff' — with compensation quoted as a $150–200K base range described as level-dependent. The seniority is assessed as Senior because the Staff designation is explicitly tied to demonstrated technical leadership (design reviews, mentoring, driving architecture), which is listed under 'Strong Pluses' rather than as a hard gate for all applicants.
The domain expertise requirement is structured as a choice: candidates must have deep expertise in EITHER the video/audio streaming stack (H.264/H.265, RTSP/RTP/WebRTC) OR the networking/connectivity stack (Wi-Fi, BLE, LTE, TCP/UDP). These are captured as a single required skill with alternatives to reflect the OR relationship.
RTOS and Embedded Linux are listed as 'RTOS and/or Embedded Linux', indicating either satisfies the requirement; captured as one required skill with the other as an alternative.
Hardware debugging tools (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers) are listed together as a single hands-on debugging requirement; captured as one required skill with the others as alternatives.
A Master's degree is listed under 'Strong Pluses', so it is not treated as a hard degree requirement.
The posting notes it cannot provide visa sponsorship and welcomes only US Citizens and Permanent Residents.
The 20% bonus and RSU equity component are part of the total compensation package but are not reflected in the base salary range fields.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): device driver development.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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