Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Lumafield•San Francisco, CA

2d•$150,000 - $200,000•Onsite

About The Position

As a Senior Embedded Systems Engineer at Lumafield, you will work on the software that powers our next-generation, manufacturing in-line CT scanning products. You’ll work on the bleeding edge of X-ray physics, high-speed detectors, image processing, and embedded systems. On a small team working on our newest hardware, you’ll bring the skill to extract the maximum performance out of the system and achieve great outcomes for our customers. This role is ideal for candidates who are looking for an opportunity to own the embedded system, firmware and software design on an early-stage new product. This role is located in Lumafield’s San Francisco, CA office. You may be required to travel occasionally to Lumafield’s Cambridge, MA office.

Requirements

3+ years of experience writing low-level, high-performance software in Python and C; you not only write code, but also understand the performance impact on a specific system
3+ years of experience shipping applications with embedded Linux, including configuring core services such as udev, systemd, and kernel schedulers
3+ years of startup experience – you know the trade-offs between shipping fast and perfecting a design
Experience writing firmware with STM32 microcontrollers or equivalent
Experience with managing the software release lifecycle for a fleet of edge/IoT devices using industry-standard OTA update mechanisms, including fleet status and monitoring
Mastery of software engineering fundamentals including debuggers, profilers, and evaluating trade-offs between different technology choices, and proficiency with Python’s built-in concurrency models (asyncio, threading, and multiprocessing)
Basic familiarity with electrical engineering concepts including schematic layout, PCBA design, bring-up, and testing
Able to design, integrate, and test systems by interpreting component and product datasheets
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Nice To Haves

Experience building & shipping high performance hardware-accelerated image processing edge solutions using NVIDIA CUDA and/or Jetson platform
Experience with classical computer vision techniques and machine learning CV algorithms
Experience with microcontroller-based motor control
Experience with shipping user-facing UIs written in React.js

Responsibilities

Write performance edge application software to acquire, process, and stream radiograph data
Write appliance firmware to maintain tight control loops for scanner peripherals
Participate in code reviews, build up testing infrastructure, and help set a high standard for how the team can move fast and maintain high levels of quality.
Ship production critical Linux-based applications
Architect data acquisition solutions that balance configurability and customizability
Collaborate closely with our product, research, hardware, and software development teams to understand requirements and architect solutions