Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Senior Embedded Software Engineer (Wearables) $100,000 - $150,000 + Considerable Stock Options + Performance Bonuses + Benefits + Relocation

Hybrid – Greater Indianapolis, Indiana

Are you an embedded software engineer who wants to write firmware for a wireless platform that makes Bluetooth obsolete? Do you want to define the protocol standard for how the next generation of wearables, AR headsets, and on-body AI devices communicate?

This is a rare opportunity to join a deep-tech startup that has invented an entirely new category of short-range wireless communication, 100x more energy-efficient than Bluetooth, physically secure by design, and built for the on-body computing architectures that will define the next decade. Founded on seven years of peer-reviewed university research, backed by top-tier semiconductor investors, and already shipping real silicon - the team is now scaling the firmware layer that will power consumer and defense devices globally.

You ll own low-level firmware development for a wireless platform unlike anything currently on the market, working directly with world-class IC and systems designers to bring custom silicon to life - from bootloaders and device drivers through to full MCU firmware stacks for always-on, ultra-low-power wearables.

If you want to write embedded code that defines a wireless standard that doesn t yet exist, alongside some of the most accomplished semiconductor researchers in the industry, this is an outstanding opportunity.

• Build full-stack MCU firmware from scratch—bare metal coding for next-generation always-on wearable devices
• Write and optimize C/C++ for ultra-low-power MCU architectures enabling continuous, wire-like on-body wireless communication
• Own and define communication interface firmware for a proprietary short-range wireless protocol replacing Bluetooth in AR headsets, smartwatches, and distributed body-worn sensor networks
• Bring up custom silicon from first principles - bootloaders, operating systems, device drivers - shipping into consumer and defense applications
• Work directly with IC designers and systems engineers to define firmware architecture for real-time distributed AI across on-body computing networks

• Proven bare metal embedded coding experience interfacing with MCUs for wearables or silicon bring-up
• Expert-level C/C++ for embedded systems and low-power MCU optimization
• Strong experience with communication protocols (SPI, I2C, UART, BLE, or similar)
• Self-starter who can own firmware development end-to-end in a fast-moving, early-stage environment
• Genuinely excited by first-of-its-kind technology in wearables, body-area networks, or on-body AI