Senior Firmware Engineer

Senior Firmware Engineer (Hardware Systems & Data)

Thrively is partnering with a very well-funded, early-stage deep tech company building a completely new class of systems at the intersection of hardware, data, and physical processes.

This is not a typical embedded firmware role. You’ll be the second firmware engineer on the team, working on how data moves through a complex, real-world system, owning the behavior across hardware and firmware.

Why this is interesting:

• Backed by $150M+ in funding from top-tier investors
• Building novel systems that combine physical processes with modern data infrastructure
• Small, high-caliber team where engineers have real ownership
• Greenfield opportunity to shape system architecture from the ground up

What you’ll work on

• Design and build the whole firmware that orchestrates data flow through a physical system
• Own end-to-end system behavior across hardware, embedded software, and compute layers
• Work closely with hardware teams on system bring-up, debugging, and validation
• Identify and resolve real-world system bottlenecks (latency, throughput, reliability)

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for engineers who think in systems, not just components.

Strong candidates typically have:

• 8+ years of experience in embedded/firmware engineering
• Strong C programming experience is essential
• Experience working at the hardware firmware boundary
• Comfort debugging across multiple layers (hardware, firmware, system behavior)
• Exposure to FPGA / RTL / hardware data paths
• Work on instrumentation, robotics, imaging, or other real-world systems
• Experience in early-stage or fast-moving environments