# Senior/Staff Firmware Engineer at BrightAI

> United States · Staff · Software engineering · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Abrightai%3A5654352004 (read 2026-11-07).

## Facts (observed)

- Company: [BrightAI](https://alderhq.app/companies/brightai)
- Location text: San Francisco Bay Area; California
- Where it can be done from (inferred): United States (evidence: "Location: San Francisco Bay Area; California")
- Posted: 2026-09-18 (50 days ago)
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-02 · last verified: 2026-11-03
- Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times
- Apply on the employer's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/brightai/jobs/5654352004
- Skills listed (inferred): Python, C++, PyTorch

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: not posted
- Market band for similar posted roles (SF Bay Area, n 969): p25 $205k, median $240k, p75 $284k

## Description (the employer's text)

### Company Overview

BrightAI is a high-growth Physical AI company transforming how businesses interact with the physical world through intelligent automation. Our platform processes visual, spatial, and temporal data from billions of real-world events—captured through edge devices, mobile sensors, and large-scale cloud infrastructure—to deliver intelligent, real-time decisions.

### Responsibilities

- Design, implement, and maintain embedded firmware with a strong emphasis on ultra-low power consumption.
- Develop drivers and low-level firmware for microcontrollers (MCUs), sensors, and wireless modules (e.g., BLE, Zigbee, LoRa).
- Collaborate with hardware engineers to define power budgets and validate low-power designs.
- Implement and test power management techniques such as sleep modes, clock gating, and dynamic voltage scaling.
- Perform power profiling and debugging using tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, energy analyzers and current probes.
- Optimize code size and execution efficiency in resource-constrained environments.
- Ability to work in a no-OS or lightweight RTOS environment
- Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and contribute to technical documentation.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices for embedded development.
- Lead the integration of embedded communication protocols like I2C, SPI, and UART, facilitating robust data exchange across various embedded system components.
### Skills and Expertise

- BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- 7+ years of experience in embedded software development, with a strong emphasis on low power design.
- Proficiency in C/C++ for embedded systems.
- Hands-on experience with low-power microcontrollers (e.g., ARM Cortex-M series, nRF52, Ambiq, MSP430).
- Familiarity with RTOS concepts and experience with lightweight operating systems (e.g., FreeRTOS or Zephyr).
- Deep understanding of hardware/software interaction and power management techniques.
- Deep familiarity with source control (Git) and development workflows.
### Bonus Criteria

- Experience with wireless communication protocols (BLE, Zigbee, LoRa, etc.).
- Knowledge of PCB schematics and the ability to work closely with hardware engineers.
- Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git).
- Experience with scripting languages (Python, Bash) for test automation.
- Prior work on battery-operated or energy-harvesting devices.
- Advanced skills in designing optimized solutions using C for embedded systems with stringent resource constraints.
- Strong background in math-based programming, with the ability to apply linear algebra for complex tasks like digital signal processing and machine learning.
- Experience in developing AI/ML solutions, with hands-on expertise in frameworks such as Edge Impulse, OpenCV and PyTorch for embedded applications.
- Deep experience in system architectures, including event-driven and modular design approaches, as well as abstracting hardware layers (HAL, sensor fusion, application layers).
- Proven experience in developing, maintaining, and scaling CI/CD pipelines, particularly with tools like GitHub Actions, to ensure high-quality, automated build and release processes.

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