SPAN

Staff Software Engineer: Embedded Device Software

San Francisco · Staff+

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 113 days ago

C++ReactCode ReviewLinuxData ScienceCommunicationCollaborationMentoring

About the role

We look for friendly, excellent engineers who enjoy working with their peers to solve complex problems and prioritize trusting that the people we hire are capable of great things when well supported.
Engineers work directly with the broader software, product, and hardware teams to ensure the right things get built at the right time.
This includes everything from bootloaders on systems without an OS up through applications in C and C++ inside an RTOS.

⚡ Strong focus on team building and company culture: Employee Resource Groups, monthly social events, SPANcakes recognition breakfast, lunch, and learns
We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.
Strong fundamentals in modern software design with tools like Object-Oriented design, coupled with awareness of concerns like manual memory management
Great at building trust and driving decisions to a resolution
Track record of taking ownership over projects and willingness to help others with theirs, from design and code review through to mentorship of new employees

7 or more years of experience writing software for a hardware device (on a microcontroller, and/or in Linux, etc) in C++ or C
Experience working with standard electrical communication interfaces like UART, I2C, USB, etc

We do not expect any engineer to have all skills, but we do want you to be excited to learn and grow.
Every Device Software Engineer is free to roam up and down our device software stack, so any combination of the following skills is welcome but not required.
Experience with the STM32 microcontroller family
Experience with functional safety and processes and standards like UL 60730, ISO 26262, IEC 61508, and UL 1998
Experience writing higher level system or application software such as diagnostic command line tools or the application side of a communication interface
Wireless technologies like WiFi, Bluetooth and Zigbee
Hands-on experience with electronics lab equipment
Clean energy hardware in a multidisciplinary environment.

⚡ Competitive compensation + equity grants at a well-funded, venture-backed company

⚡ Competitive compensation + equity grants at a well-funded, venture-backed company
100% employee premiums for base plans on medical, dental, vision with options for additional coverage.
Parental leave up to twenty four (24) weeks depending on eligibility
⚡ Flexible hours and flexible time off

Employee Resource Groups, monthly social events, SPANcakes recognition breakfast, lunch, and learns
Interested in joining our team?
Apply today and we'll be in touch with the next steps!
SPAN IS ENABLING ELECTRIFICATION FOR ALL ⚡
WE ARE A MISSION-DRIVEN COMPANY DESIGNING, BUILDING, AND DEPLOYING PRODUCTS THAT ELECTRIFY THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS, AND SLOW THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
Decarbonization is the process to reduce or remove greenhouse gas emissions, especially carbon dioxide, from entering our atmosphere.
Electrification is the process of replacing fossil fuel appliances that run on gas or oil with all-electric upgrades for a cleaner way to power our lives.
Enabling homes and vehicles powered by clean energy
Making electrification upgrades possible
Building more resilient homes with reliable backup
Designing a flexible and distributed electrical grid
SPAN's Device Software team is responsible for all of the software that is physically embodied in our hardware products.
Our first product - the SPAN Panel - contains a complex network of microcontrollers and a single board computer that must work together to react quickly to changing conditions with impeccable reliability in order to perform its job.

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