Embedded Software Engineer at HP
Austin, TX
$83,000–$127,800from the description
Jul 27, 2026
Austin, TX
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role at HP involves developing embedded software for video collaboration endpoints — building audio/video services, APIs, and user-facing features on resource-constrained Linux and Android platforms. The work spans multi-threaded application development, test automation, and performance optimization across a variety of hardware. It suits an engineer with hands-on C/C++ embedded experience who wants to work on shipping consumer/enterprise hardware products.
Mid level · 2+ years · Bachelor's required · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
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 29, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The posting does not specify a work location beyond 'United States of America'; no CBSA could be determined. HP's primary embedded engineering hub is Palo Alto/San Jose, CA, but this is not stated in the posting.
The experience gate is '2+ years of embedded platform development experience, OR a master's degree' — the two-year figure is used as the overall years minimum since it is the stated minimum for candidates without a graduate degree.
Degree requirement is set to Bachelor's: the posting lists 'Master's or bachelor's degree… or equivalent education & experience' as a requirement, but the 'or equivalent experience' clause would normally make this None. However, the 2+ years / master's degree alternative suggests a bachelor's is the practical floor; marked as Bachelors given the explicit degree language in the requirements block.
USB, networking, security, video, audio, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi are explicitly called out as 'a plus' — all treated as preferred. 'Networking', 'security', 'video', and 'audio' were omitted from the skills list as they name domains rather than specific named technologies.
C and C++ are listed together as a single embedded programming requirement; emitted as separate skills with each as an alternative for the other, reflecting that both are typically expected in this context.
Linux and Android are listed together as the embedded OS environments; emitted as separate skills with each as an alternative for the other, since the role may target either platform.
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