What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Embedded Software Engineer position at J2T Recruiting?
What's Awesome About Our Client?
- Build robust, reliable, and innovative embedded systems
- Collaborate across hardware, firmware, and software teams
- Bozeman offers a growing tech hub plus an amazing outdoor lifestyle
- Join a culture that values excellence, innovation, and work-life balance
Why this job – SENIOR EMBEDDED SOFTWARE ENGINEER:
The Senior Embedded Software Engineer role is your opportunity to shape the future of groundbreaking scientific technology. As the senior technical leader on the team, you'll drive the architecture, development, and delivery of complex software systems that power our most advanced products. This is a high-impact role where your expertise, strategic mindset, and leadership will guide projects from concept to launch, directly influencing the product roadmap. You'll also mentor talented engineers, lead a small technical team, and play a pivotal role in advancing innovation across the company.
What You'll Actually Do:
- Lead the full lifecycle of complex projects—from requirements gathering through deployment and long-term support
- Design and develop embedded application-level software and firmware aligned with product and business goals
- Mentor and manage a small team, fostering accountability, technical excellence, and continuous improvement
- Collaborate across hardware, firmware, and software teams to ensure seamless integration in development and released products
- Establish and enforce testing frameworks and coding standards to ensure reliability, maintainability, and performance
- Research and adopt emerging technologies that improve system scalability, performance, and user experience
- Present technical strategies, updates, and recommendations to senior leadership
To Be Successful in This Role, You Will Need:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
- 8-10 years of software development experience with proven leadership skills
- Proven success leading embedded software and firmware projects from concept through release
- Skilled in mentoring and guiding engineering teams to high performance
- Experience developing software for advanced scientific instruments
- Expertise in C, C , Python, Qt, and Bash with deep proficiency in Linux/UNIX environments
- Strong background in embedded architectures, device drivers, and hardware integration
- Exceptional communication skills with the ability to clearly explain complex technical concepts
- Strategic, systems-level thinker with the ability to align engineering decisions to business goals
Where and How Much:
- Target Compensation $130-150K plus bonus
- In-office with flexibility – Bozeman
- 401K with 6% match | 3 Weeks PTO 13 Paid Holidays | Company-sponsored team events
Salary : $130,000 - $150,000