Firmware Engineer RTOS Consumer Devices
AI research and deployment company building and deploying frontier AI products, including ChatGPT, Codex, and its API platform.
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About OpenAI
OpenAI’s mission is to ensure artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. It consists of the nonprofit OpenAI Foundation and OpenAI Group, a public benefit corporation governed by the Foundation.
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Candidate Availability
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About the Role
You will design, implement, and debug software for embedded devices. You will own low-level board bring-up, write production C and C++ code, define software requirements and test plans, and optimize performance, memory, and power use. You will investigate field issues, perform root-cause analysis, and deliver robust fixes.
Requirements
- Deep experience shipping embedded systems
- Proficiency in C and C++
- Familiarity with embedded toolchains, operating systems, and debugging tools
- Experience with rapid prototyping and scalable product development
- Experience with Zephyr RTOS
- Experience with BLE and Wi-Fi stacks
- Experience with Linux kernel development
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and debug software for embedded devices
- Define software requirements, interfaces, and test plans
- Bring up and debug new boards
- Analyze performance, memory, and power profiles and implement optimizations
- Investigate field issues, perform root-cause analysis, and deliver robust fixes
- Foster good software engineering practices
Benefits
- Equity
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
- Pre-tax Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter accounts
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
- Paid parental, medical, and caregiver leave
- Flexible PTO or up to 15 days of annual PTO, depending on exemption status
- Paid company holidays, office closures, and sick or safe time
- Mental health and wellness support
- Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
- Daily office meals and eligible meal-delivery credits
- Relocation support for eligible employees
- Charitable donation matching and wellness stipends may be provided