Firmware Engineer

Role: Firmware Engineer

Location: Schaumburg, IL (Onsite)

Type: Contract (W2)

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on software design and development across multiple platforms, with a focus on application-level functionality.
• Scope and break down work into well-defined milestones and own epics from initial design through implementation, testing, deployment, and post-deployment support.
• Operate independently with minimal direction, proactively guiding technical decisions within your domain of expertise.
• Apply software design patterns, architectural paradigms, and non-functional requirements such as security, reliability, scalability, performance, and availability.
• Identify and call out technical debt early, before it grows into large refactoring efforts.
• Direct and coordinate software implementation and testing tasks for other developers, including internal team members and external contributors, as needed.
• Participate in defining and implementing new procedures, standards, and guidelines to enhance team productivity and software quality.
• Manage and prioritize multiple projects or workstreams simultaneously while maintaining high quality standards.
• Assist with solution estimation and help establish and refine technical standards and best practices.
• Develop and maintain software that interacts with backend services and USB peripherals as part of the overall solution.

Essential Skills

• Strong hands-on experience in C++ development, with at least C++17 and preferably C++20.
• Experience with CI (Continuous Integration) pipelines to build, test, and validate software.
• in application-level software development.
• Experience integrating and interacting with backend systems or services.
• Experience working with USB peripherals within software applications.
• Ability to work independently, make sound technical decisions, and drive epics from design through post-deployment support.
• Solid understanding of software design patterns, architectural principles, and non-functional requirements such as security, reliability, scalability, performance, and availability.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with Linux environments is highly preferred; experience with Windows environments is also considered.
• Familiarity with backend development concepts and practices.
• Exposure to C#, CMake, and GNU toolchains.
• Experience in directing or mentoring other developers in implementation and testing tasks.
• Ability to handle multiple concurrent projects while maintaining code quality and meeting deadlines.