Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Hatch is a company dedicated to improving sleep quality through innovative smart devices. They are seeking a Senior Embedded Systems Engineer to develop firmware for their sleep devices, focusing on both new feature development and issue resolution in their microcontroller code.

Responsibilities

• Dig into our Embedded architecture and tools through both team walkthroughs and your own deep exploration, and come back with clear observations
• Own and ship fixes and features, using AI fluently to accelerate delivery
• Use and understand tools for observability
• Build strong working relationships with peers across mobile, backend, product, QA, and other teams
• Thoroughly understand the system architecture including interactions with the mobile app and cloud backend
• Learn what drives the business and bring sharp judgement to what we prioritize
• Own and ship complex fixes and features, refactors, and process improvements
• Improve observability by participating in the development of dashboards and tools, enhancing the firmware when needed
• Lead the design and rollout of new product firmware or large-scale refactors
• Mentor teammates and model pragmatic, high-quality engineering decisions
• Own and drive embedded improvements that elevate reliability, stability, and developer experience
• Build reusable modules, scripts, and patterns that increase engineering consistency
• Do all of these things keeping the customer experience at the forefront of our team’s attention

Skills

• 7+ years of experience in Embedded engineering
• Deep expertise in C development on resource constrained MCUs running an RTOS
• BLE/Bluetooth, Wifi, SPI, I2C, I2S, LEDs
• Familiarity and experience with Jira, Git/Github, GDB, Make/Cmake, python, schematics, part selection, understanding datasheets
• Track record of working at the border between hardware and software
• Delivering high quality consumer products in a cost, schedule, and MCU resource constrained environment
• A passion for evolving existing production firmware by improving structure, testability, and maintainability of a codebase without regressing a product customers depend on
• Automate, Automate, Automate: You know how to write automated tests and processes and can explain how and where to use them (and when not)
• Desire for elegance and simplicity: Your code should be powerful and simple
• Judgement and Humility: You're self-aware enough to know you're going down a rabbit hole and when to raise concerns
• Unafraid of new, unknown tech: You dive into new tech and paradigms that are unfamiliar and uncomfortable with eager glee
• Pragmatic: … but you also understand that the shiniest new thing isn't always the best solution
• Collaborative spirit: You make everyone around you better
• Clear communication: You can explain complex things simply
• Claude code
• Audio specific development experience
• PCB design tools (Altium)
• ESP32 specific experience
• FreeRTOS
• Integration with AWS
• Project execution
• Working at scale with millions of devices

Benefits

• 100% paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees (80% for dependents, including domestic partners)
• Meaningful equity —you’re an owner here
• 401(k) match (no vesting schedule!)
• 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
• 16 free therapy sessions (for you + one other adult in your life)
• Financial support for family planning
• Remote office + monthly internet reimbursement
• Friends & family discounts on Hatch products
• Exclusive discounts on travel, entertainment, and top retail brands
• And so many more spontaneous perks!

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