


Lifespark Technologies is looking for individuals with a passion for impacting real lives through technology. Lifespark is one of the most promising startups in the Assistive Tech space in India, and has been honoured with several National and International awards. Our mission is to create seamless, persistent and affordable healthcare solutions. If you are someone who is driven to make a real impact in this world, we are your people.
Lifespark is currently building solutions for Parkinson’s Disease, and we are looking for an embedded software lead to join our growing team. You will be working directly with the founders on high impact problems in the Neurological Healthcare domain. You will be solving some of the most fundamental and exciting challenges in the industry and will have the ability to see your insights turned into real products every day
Responsibilities :
1. RTOS based multithreaded software development
2. Building future ready, scalable software architectures
3. Liasing with hardware team to decide project requirements
4. Realtime IoT functionality development on ESP32 platform
5. Integration of third party services for cloud based communications and computation
6. Maintaining and documenting software via git (GitLab)
7. Coordinating releases, setup and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines
8. Managing AWS based backend services, integration with AWS services such as S3,
Sagemaker
9. Firmware security, Flash encryption, Bootloader encryption, secure communications
10. Deep integration with hardware team - stress testing hardware
11. Development of device drivers
12. Software testing and maintenance
Recommended experience :
1. Good command over Linux
2. Familiarity with real time tasks and timing sensitive system design
3. Familiarity with BLE/Wifi/etc IoT communication protocols
4. Familiarity with major third party platforms for cloud and ML/AI integration
5. Testing actual physical outcomes of programmed solutions
6. Deep familiarity with ESP-IDF
Location : IIT Bombay, Mumbai
Working mechanism : In-person
Compensation range : 4-12 lpa + ESOPs

About Lifespark Technologies
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Lifespark Technologies is a healthcare technology company. We build solutions for chronic neurological conditions such as Parkinson's Disease, stroke rehabilitation, etc. Our solutions span the domains of AI/ML, medical devices, mobile applications and web applications.
Lifespark aims to create the basic intelligence that will one day solve health issues at the earliest stage before they have damaging results. Your regular clothes will have integrated Lifespark solutions that will tell you the moment you are exposed to any environmental stimulus that is unsuitable for you personally even if it does not affect others. One day, a 60-year-old will look like today's 30-year-old.
The team at Lifespark is driven by one goal: To create things that re-enable those affected today, and keep their own future selves healthy. If that sounds like you, shout out to us and let's make this happen
Lifespark is incubated with IIT Bombay and is the recipient of several prestigious national awards such as the National Bio-Entrepreneurship Competition, Prosus SICA award and DST-BIRAC awards. We're among the top health tech startups in the country and count many prominent business leaders and academics as our mentors. We have deployed our solutions in partnership with some of the largest healthcare organizations in India and are looking to establish ourselves as the go-to innovator globally
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With dedicated divisions in Pharma, Technology, Nutraceuticals, Nutriments, and Business Safety, we drive impactful research and development activities that redefine industries and touch lives. Our operational footprint extends across the GCC countries and India, allowing us to reach and transform communities on a grand scale.
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Roles and Responsibilities
As an Embedded Firmware Engineer, you will be responsible for:
● Leading the firmware development for our product line of safety and medical devices.
● Designing, developing, testing, and maintaining embedded firmware.
● Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define software requirements, specifications, and architectures based on product requirements and industry standards.
● Implementing firmware solutions that comply with ATEX certification, IEC 61508, and Functional Safety (SIL standards) for devices used in hazardous locations.
● Conducting thorough testing and validation of firmware to ensure reliability, accuracy, and compliance with safety standards.
● Optimizing firmware for power efficiency and performance to meet the life of portable and battery-powered devices.
● Implement firmware algorithms for sensor calibration, data processing, and user interface interactions.
● Assisting in hardware-software integration, debugging, and troubleshooting to ensure seamless functionality of the devices.
● Collaborating with Quality Assurance and Product Validation teams to ensure the highest quality of firmware deliverables.
● Participating in code reviews and providing constructive feedback to improve code quality and maintainability.
● Keeping abreast of emerging technologies, industry trends, and advancements in embedded systems for continuous improvement and innovation.
Skills and Qualifications:
● Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
● 3+ years of experience in embedded firmware development for portable and wireless gas detectors and docking stations.
● Proficiency in C/C++ programming languages for embedded systems.
● Hands-on experience with a complete product development cycle is an add-on.
● Experience with STM32/STM8/ MSP430 or any other low-power microcontrollers for the development of low-powered devices.
● Experience in reading and optimizing analog data in various types of ADCs.
● Understanding of ATEX certification requirements and compliance.
● Understanding and practical experience with Functional Safety standards (SIL2/3 standards) in the development of safety-critical systems is an add-on.
● Experience with coding standards. (eg: Misra-C) Familiarity with System architectures and communication protocols like I2C, UART, SPI, etc. Knowledge of sleep modes and low-power optimization techniques for battery-operated devices.
● Experience in developing and using custom segment LCDs (TN, STN, etc.) used in battery-powered ultra-low power devices.
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● Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
● Advantages for individuals who thrive in a startup setting.
Work Culture
At Protectol Health, we prioritize our diverse and talented team. We offer flexible work arrangements and resources for well-being to support our employees' personal and professional growth. By putting people first, we attract and retain top talent and drive innovation toward our mission of improving health and well-being
Job Responsibilities
Responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to, the following.
Understand requirements and create low-level design using UML
Develop embedded software as per defined software requirements
Software integration & testing
Background & Skills
Education:
B.E/B. Tech/M.Tech/Master (Electronics/Telecommunications/Computers Science)OR equivalent
Experience & Attributes:
2-8 years’ experience in Embedded system software design, development, and testing.
Excellent communication skills, spoken and written English
Must have specialized knowledge :
· Embedded C
· Electronics
· RTOS
· Knowledge of Microcontrollers (RISC, CISC)
· CAN Communication & Protocols like UDS, KWP2000, CANopen and J1939
· MISRA standard - 2000/MISRA 2012
· SDLC, Agile Scrum
· Static analysis & Tools like LDRA or QAC or Vector cast
· Change Management & Tools like JIRA/VSTS
· Version control & Tools like SVN/GIT/Clearcase
· Traceability management & Tools like Reqtify or equivalent
· Design methodologies - like UML
· Software Test Life Cycle
Specialized knowledge – Will be Preferred
· Functional Safety life-cycle & Management - Applies to software design & development
· Safety standards like - IEC-61508, ISO-26262, ISO-25119, ISO-13849
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
· Software requirement specification writing
· Creating design for assigned modules
· Implementing the code for assigned requirements
· Perform unit testing
· Perform peer reviews or inspection of software work products
· Support testing team on defect analysis
· Adhere to Quality processes
- Firmware Design and Development experience on different micro-controllers.
- C/C++ programming
- Linux Commands Operating System Concepts
- board bring up, embedded software, Kernel Build, Yocto
- Shell scripting Networking Concepts Openwrt OS Concepts
- Must have good Communication and Presentable skills.
- Experience on any Wifi, Bluetooth, GSM modules is a plus.
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Skills
- Minimum 5+ years of proven experience as software engineer.
- Strong in Network protocols, OOPS concepts and data structures.
- Familiarity with application software development as well as embedded software development
- Experience in software development and coding in various languages (C, C++, C#)
- Excellent knowledge of software and application design, architectural styles and design patterns, architecture tradeoff analysis
- Proficient understanding of any one of code versioning tools (Git, SVN, and Mercurial)
- Familiarity with formal change control and support processes (JIRA, BitBucket, Scrum etc.)
- Understanding of V&V approaches and software quality assurance principles
- Experience with service-oriented architecture (SOA), and cloud technologies would be an added advantage
- A technical mindset with great attention to details, innovation
- Good analytical, communication and presentation skills
Key Shared Accountabilities
Customers: Competence to build and effectively manage interpersonal relationships at all levels with different clients and vendors.
Business Team: Work Closely with business team to understand the needs and deliver by maintaining harmonious relationship.
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- Commitment to common purpose and goals
- Seating respect on the table
- Displaying Integrity and Ethic
- Taking initiative and ownership
- Being passionate about making a difference
- Constant networking with thought leaders, analyst & special interest groups.
- Collaborate with SMEs, domain experts and quality assurance to produce cutting-edge robust software solutions.
- Dreamer, Creative, Passionate & self-motivated & self-starter
- Actively listen to others and demonstrate understanding of other points of view.
- Showcase likeliness to adjust to changing conditions or priorities.
- Take the initiative to identify, work on problems proactively and lead by example.
- Consistently provide ideas, opinions, or information in a professional way.
- Understand IP & trademark policies and actively promote safe practices in projects.
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The brand is associated with some of the major icons across categories and tie-ups with industries covering fashion, sports, and music, of course. The founders are Marketing grads, with vast experience in the consumer lifestyle products and other major brands. With their vigorous efforts toward quality and marketing, they have been able to strike a chord with major E-commerce brands and even consumers.
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- Optimizing constrained environments of low power mobile devices by writing excellent C/ C++ solutions.
- Collaborating with our business development team, providing support in customer communication and other additional service inquiries, sales leads and sales support.
- Designing new features / hardware introduction
- Implementing and testing software according to design
- Creating tools to automate processes
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- Supporting feature and maintenance teams
- Closely cooperating with development teams
- Closely cooperating with Product Technology Area members (Product Owners, Technical - Specialist, Architect, Subject Matter Experts)
What you need to have:
- BE – CS/ ECE, MS, ME, MTech
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- Expertise in Python Framework
- Good working experience in Unix / Linux operating system
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- Good knowledge of SDLC,SQA
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Own & lead full cycle development: design, implementation, testing & debugging for an automotive product.
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- Source code development, review & maintenance (C/C++).
- Dive into & take ownership of critical design issues.
- Analyse & propose solutions for performance bottlenecks.
- Address all aspects of technology readiness, including manufacturability.
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REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
- Experience in embedded architecture, external interfaces, product constraints, along with ability to develop architectures / features that meet these constraints while providing new value for the platform.
- Experience in system architecture, operating system, device architecture, hardware design.
- Strong background in software methodology & full cycle development (Design, implementation, testing & debugging).
- Expertise in embedded microcontrollers’ architecture.
- Expertise in software designing and programming in C/C++ is a must.
- Algorithm modelling, benchmarking, implementation & digital signal processing.
- Understanding of hardware & software co-verification & emulation platforms
- Experience in understanding hardware, clock-level issues, bridges, delays, interrupts, clock gating, polling etc.
- Experience with lab instrumentation like oscilloscope, logic/ protocol for debugging embedded systems at HW level.
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Position Title: Embedded Software Developer (Linux Driver Development)
Experience: 4 - 10 Years
Mode of Hire: Permanent, Deployed at Client Location.
Work Location: Hyderabad
Notice Period: Max. 20 - 30 Days (Early Joiners will be preferable).
What we are looking for?
Must Have:
- Should have strong proficiency in C, C++ and Embedded Systems (embedded C)
- Should have 4+ years of experience in Linux Driver Development, Application development
- Excellent debugging skills at kernel and user space and exposure to different debugging tools
- High level understanding of ARM & RISC (Instructions) OR MB Processor and Assembly Programming
Good to Have:
- Any Driver development exposure in Multimedia, Exposure to any one of the Linux Kernel Framework (Display, Camera Drivers, HDMI, GPU, MIPI, DRM framework, V4L2, etc.)

Hands on experience in developing low level software for microcontroller based environments with ARM/Cortex processors or similar.
must do a Project:Linux Device Drivers
Experience in all aspects of designing and developing SW in C/C++ language for embedded platforms.
Advance level knowledge of modern microprocessor architecture – MMU, Caches, Exceptions, interrupts, instruction sets etc.
Experience in working with multiple common h/w interfaces like USB, Ethernet, PCIe, DDR controller, DMAC etc.
Device driver or stack development in at least one major Operating system for at least one complex interface.
Experience in SW protocol stacks like USB, TCP/IP, File system etc.
Experience in Board Bring up, Device drivers, Firmware, Boot Loaders, Tool chains & Build systems.
Understand project requirements, customer use cases & specifications for features and convert them to standout software. Initiate and drive Test strategies and Test plan design for software.
Key Skills
Linux Device Driver , DSP knowledge preferred
Required Experience and Qualifications
B.Tech/B.E

