Firmware Lead at Gradera AI Technologies · Hyderabad · 4 - 8 years · ₹3L - ₹40L / yr · Profitable · Posted 23 Apr 2026

We are seeking a high-caliber Firmware Lead to join our Engineering team at Gradera. In this role, you will be the technical anchor for the firmware squad, responsible for translating high-level architectural visions into robust, executable low-level designs (LLD). You will lead the design and development of firmware solutions on NXP-based hardware platforms, ensuring seamless real-time data acquisition and integration with cloud-based Machine Learning (ML) platforms. We are looking for a seasoned expert who can work independently without any supervision, taking full ownership of the firmware lifecycle from hardware abstraction to cloud-edge synchronization.
Our Core Tech Stack
Embedded & OS
- NXP SoCs/MCUs: i.MX, LPC, and Kinetis series.
- Yocto Project: Custom layers, recipes, BitBake, and kernel configuration for Linux.
- RTOS Platforms: Deterministic performance, task scheduling, and interrupt handling.
Development & Integration
- Languages: Mandatory proficiency in C/C++ and C# (.NET on embedded targets/IoT).
- Communication: MQTT, WebSockets, CAN, UART, SPI, and I2C.
- Cloud & ML: Azure IoT Hub, AWS IoT Core, and data streaming via Kafka or Kinesis.
Infrastructure & Security
- Security: Secure boot, encryption, and device authentication.
- DevOps: Containerization (Docker) and CI/CD for firmware.
Key Responsibilities
- Architectural Ownership: Convert high-level blueprints into detailed technical designs for NXP-based systems, ensuring optimal performance across hardware and software layers.
- Autonomous Execution: Lead the end-to-end development of firmware modules, making critical technical decisions and resolving complex blockers without supervision.
- ML Pipeline Leadership: Collaborate with Data Engineering and ML teams to architect streaming and batch ingestion pipelines, ensuring data is correctly structured for ML training.
- Cloud-Edge Synchronization: Design secure and reliable transmission protocols for device-to-cloud communication, focusing on edge-to-cloud integration.
- Standards Enforcement: Act as the guardian of engineering excellence, implementing security best practices (secure boot, TLS) and ensuring high code quality.
- Technical Mentoring: Act as a technical beacon for the squad, conducting rigorous code reviews and mentoring senior engineers in Yocto Linux and RTOS concepts.
- Strategic Troubleshooting: Lead the debugging of critical firmware issues across hardware and software layers, including OTA update implementations.
Preferred Qualifications
- 8 to 10 years of professional experience in embedded firmware development.
- Proven ability to work independently and lead technical squads in a fast-paced environment.
- Expert-level mastery of the Yocto Project and RTOS constraints.
- Deep proficiency in C/C++ and C# for embedded systems.
- Demonstrated track record of delivering low-level designs for edge-to-cloud ML systems.
Highly Desirable
- Industry Experience: Exposure to industrial domains such as Manufacturing, Logistics, or Transportation is highly regarded.
- Experience with Edge AI / TinyML and industrial protocols (Modbus, OPC-UA).
- Knowledge of Cybersecurity standards for secure device provisioning.

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Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced Embedded Firmware Engineer with expertise in embedded systems, firmware architecture, RTOS, and embedded software development for IoT, wearable, automotive, industrial, and medical-grade products.
Key Responsibilities
• Design, develop, debug, and maintain firmware in C, C++, and Embedded C.
• Develop firmware for ESP32, nRF52832/52840, ATmega328P, and Raspberry Pi platforms.
• Integrate sensors using I2C, SPI, UART, ADC, GPIO, PWM, CAN, and USB.
• Develop RTOS and bare-metal firmware.
• Implement BLE, GSM/4G, GPS/GNSS, LoRa, Wi-Fi, NFC/RFID communication.
• Design bootloaders, OTA updates, and secure firmware upgrades.
• Optimize power consumption, sleep modes, memory allocation, and performance.
• Develop sensor drivers, calibration routines, and medical-grade firmware.
• Program bare ICs and support PCB bring-up, pin selection, and hardware validation.
• Support HTTP/HTTPS GET/POST/PUT APIs and embedded networking.
Required Skills
• Embedded Systems and Embedded Software Development
• C, C++, Embedded C
• RTOS, Bare-Metal Programming
• Operating Systems fundamentals
• I2C, SPI, UART, Digital & Analog Signals
• Sensor Integration
• Arduino IDE, VS Code, SEGGER Embedded Studio, J-Link
• ESP32 Series, nRF52832/52840, ATmega328P, Raspberry Pi
• BLE (UUIDs), GSM (band configuration), GPS, LoRa
• Python, HTML, HTTP/HTTPS
• Bootloader Development, OTA, Power Optimization
• Memory Allocation, Sleep Modes, Sensor Calibration
• Machine Learning on Embedded Systems (preferred)
Embedded Systems / Firmware Engineer
Key Responsibilities
- Develop embedded firmware for IoT and connected devices using C/C++.
- Work on RTOS, bare-metal programming, memory management, device drivers, and communication protocols.
- Develop and integrate drivers/interfaces for cameras, motors, sensors, and vision systems.
- Work with Python and Shell scripting for development and automation.
- Apply basic AI/ML and computer vision concepts to embedded applications.
- Collaborate on electrical and mechanical design, hardware integration, testing, and debugging.
Required Skills
- C, C++, Python, Shell Scripting
- Embedded Systems & Firmware
- IoT, RTOS, Bare Metal
- Memory Management & Device Drivers
- Communication Protocols
- Camera, Motor & Vision Systems
- Basic AI/ML understanding
- Electrical & Mechanical Design understanding
Job Summary:
We are seeking a skilled Firmware Developer with 3 years of experience to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining embedded software for our products. The candidate should have a strong understanding of the software development life cycle, embedded systems, and the C programming language.
Key Responsibilities:
• Develop and maintain embedded software for our products
• Design and implement software modules and drivers for embedded systems
• Collaborate with hardware engineers to integrate software and hardware components
• Test and debug embedded software
• Create and maintain technical documentation
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to software architecture and design discussions
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in embedded systems and software development
Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• 3 years of experience in embedded software development
• Strong understanding of software development life cycle
• Proficiency in C programming language
• Experience with embedded systems and microcontrollers
• Experience with communication protocols such as SPI, I2C, UART, and CAN
• Familiarity with software development tools such as Git, Jira, and Jenkins
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Preferred qualifications:
• Degree in Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• Experience with wireless communication protocols such as Bluetooth, LoRa & Wi-Fi
• Knowledge of real-time operating systems such as FreeRTOS, uC/OS-II, or VxWorks
• Experience with Agile software development methodologies
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Leave encashment
- Paid sick time
- Provident Fund
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State Wise: Tamil Nadu
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Description:
- Strong experience with 32-bit microcontrollers such as STM32, NXP, Renesas, TI, Microchip, etc.
- Excellent knowledge of C/C++ programming and exposure to Assembly.
- Strong experience with RTOS such as FreeRTOS, µC/OS, embOS, VxWorks, QNX, etc.
- Hands-on experience in developing HAL, BSP and low-level device drivers.
- Strong understanding of microcontroller peripherals and interfaces** including ADC, DAC, I2C, SPI, UART, CAN/CAN FD, RS485, DMA, Ethernet, SD/eMMC, SDIO, etc.
- Strong experience with Automotive communication protocols such as CAN, CAN FD, LIN, J1939 and UDS.
- Knowledge of AUTOSAR concepts and architecture is an advantage.
- Experience with automotive diagnostics, ECU communication, and vehicle network architecture.
- Hands-on experience using Oscilloscope, Logic Analyzer, Function Generator, Multimeter and other debugging equipment.
- Experience in board bring-up, hardware-software integration and debugging of embedded boards.
- Ability to debug power, clock, reset, communication interfaces, and peripheral-related hardware issues at board level.
- Good understanding of schematics, PCB layouts and electronic circuits around microcontrollers and ARM-based systems.
- Ability to work closely with hardware engineers for design reviews, component selection, hardware validation, and issue resolution.
- Experience with prototype board testing, hardware validation, and root-cause analysis of HW/SW issues.
- Experience in reverse engineering and debugging of embedded systems.
- Strong understanding of embedded system architecture and system-level design.
- Experience with Embedded Linux and/or RTOS-based systems is an advantage.
- Knowledge of networking concepts including OSI layers, TCP/IP stacks and common IP protocols is a plus.
- Knowledge of NMEA/NMEA 2000 standards is a plus.
- Exposure to ASPICE, ISO 26262, MISRA-C and automotive cybersecurity is an advantage.
- Experience with automotive development and debugging tools such as Vector CANoe/CANalyzer is a plus.
Roles & Responsibilities:
The right person for this position should have 7+ years of experience in Embedded Systems, preferably with strong exposure to Automotive Embedded Systems.
The candidate should be passionate, technology-driven, and have a strong interest in embedded devices, automotive electronics, IoT, and connected vehicle technologies.
The candidate should be capable of understanding system and product requirements, translating them into technical tasks and solutions, and working as a senior technical individual contributor while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.
About the client
They are reimagining video security for the modern world. Their cloud-native platform uses computer vision and AI to help businesses stay safe, make smarter decisions, and move faster—from real-time alerts to seamless clip sharing and multi-site visibility.
You’ll be joining an ambitious, fast-moving team that values clarity, craftsmanship, and impact. Every person here has a voice, ships meaningful work, and helps shape how AI can make the world safer and more connected.
About the Role
We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the Core Engineering team in India, working on the systems that power our edge-computing platform.
The team works on technically challenging problems across C++, edge computing, high-concurrency systems, low-latency processing, memory management, and machine-learning workloads running on compute-constrained devices.
This is a hands-on engineering leadership role. You will lead and grow a high-performing team while staying close to architecture, system design, technical decision-making, and critical engineering problems.
As the team scales, you will play a key role in building the engineering organization, raising technical standards, mentoring engineers and managers, and partnering closely with leadership on product and technical strategy.
Responsibilities
Technical Leadership
- Lead the architecture and development of core systems powering our edge-computing platform.
- Drive technical decisions across C++, distributed systems, low-latency and high-concurrency architectures, and resource-constrained environments.
- Review and guide critical architectural and implementation decisions while maintaining strong technical depth.
- Solve complex problems around memory management, performance, reliability, concurrency, and system scalability.
- Work closely with engineers on designing and building production-grade systems running across a fleet of deployed edge devices.
- Guide the deployment and optimization of machine-learning workloads on edge infrastructure.
- Establish strong engineering practices around observability, telemetry, reliability, and performance.
Engineering & People Leadership
- Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing core engineering team.
- Hire and build the India engineering team as the organization scales.
- Set clear technical and execution standards and create a culture of ownership and accountability.
- Conduct performance reviews, provide regular feedback, and support career development.
- Participate in hiring decisions and build a strong engineering talent pipeline.
- Identify and address performance gaps when required.
- Develop engineers into technical and people leaders as the organization grows.
- Partner with other engineering teams and leadership to align technical execution with company and product goals.
Strategy & Execution
- Own execution for key areas of the core engineering organization and ensure teams deliver reliably against business priorities.
- Participate in product and engineering decision-making, balancing technical quality, speed, reliability, and business impact.
- Work closely with the Head of Engineering and company leadership on technical roadmap and organizational planning.
- Help establish the engineering processes, systems, and team structure required to scale the organization.
Skills & Qualifications
- A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science
- Around 9+ years of software engineering experience, with meaningful experience leading engineering teams.
- At least 1+ year of engineering management experience, including ownership of people management and performance processes.
- Strong hands-on engineering background in C++ and a deep understanding of systems programming.
- Strong understanding of memory management, concurrency, and performance optimization.
- Experience designing and operating low-latency and high-concurrency systems.
- Experience working with resource-constrained, distributed, edge, IoT, hardware-integrated, or similarly challenging systems.
- Strong understanding of software architecture, distributed systems, and scalable production systems.
- Ability to remain technically hands-on and engage deeply with architecture, code, and complex engineering problems.
- Experience hiring, mentoring, managing performance, and developing engineers.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence technical and organizational decisions.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-ownership startup environment.
Good to Have
- Experience with edge computing or IoT platforms and managing fleets of deployed devices.
- Experience with GPU-based workloads or machine-learning inference at the edge.
- Experience with video processing and streaming, including technologies such as GStreamer.
- Experience with PyTorch or other ML frameworks and integrating ML models into production systems.
- Experience with infrastructure management and automation tools such as Salt.
- Experience with monitoring and observability platforms such as Grafana.
- Experience working with multiple programming languages such as Python, Java, or Shell.
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Bangalore – HSR Layout
This is a 5-day work-from-office role. We operate with a high level of ownership and flexibility rather than fixed login/logout hours.
What We Offer
- Flexible paid time off and paid holidays
- Early-stage equity in a rapidly growing company
- Referral bonuses
- Regular team off-sites
- Latest Apple products and access to a modern technology stack, including Claude Cowork, Perplexity Computer, Nooks, Clay, Instantly, and more
Why Join Us
We’re on a mission to transform a $50B+ legacy industry by bringing the power of cutting-edge multimodal LLMs and computer vision to real-world security and operations.
From firearm detection to intelligent access control, our AI-native platform turns every camera and sensor into a smart system that enhances safety, efficiency, and awareness.
Founded by ex-Lyft engineers, the company is backed by Ansa Capital, Battery Ventures, Mosaic, 8VC, and Up Partners. The company has raised over $65M and was named to the CB Insights AI 100 as one of the most promising AI companies in the world.
If you're excited about leading a technically exceptional team building mission-critical AI and edge systems that have real-world impact, we'd love to meet you.
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- Develop and customize OpenWrt build systems for operator-specific router distributions
- Build high-performance network stacks and middleware for Wi-Fi 6/7 & 5G-FWA routers
- Implement TR-181/USP/TR-369 device management standards for global operators
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- Debug and resolve critical issues: kernel panics, memory leaks, race conditions
- Collaborate with hardware and product teams to deliver carrier-grade solutions
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- Device Management: TR-181/TR-098 data models, USP/TR-369 experience
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Key Responsibilities
- Maintain and enhance the Yocto BSP for the TechNexion PICO-IMX6 DualLite (NXP i.MX6) platform.
- Assess and execute migration from Yocto Zeus to a newer LTS release (e.g., Dunfell/Kirkstone).
- Integrate stable Linux kernel patches from NXP and mainline.
- Optimize system boot time, startup sequence, and overall performance.
- Remove unnecessary services and packages to reduce image footprint.
- Update and stabilize the Bluetooth stack (BlueZ and firmware).
- Optimize Linux kernel configuration, power management, and CPU tuning.
- Debug CPU, memory, storage, and I/O performance issues.
- Maintain Yocto layers, build process, and technical documentation.
- Define and maintain eMMC/SD storage layouts for boot, rootfs, data, and update partitions.
Required Skills
Mandatory
- 5+ years of Embedded Linux development experience.
- 2+ years of hands-on Yocto Project experience.
- Strong expertise in:
- Yocto (recipes, meta-layers, BitBake, bbappend)
- Linux kernel configuration and patching
- NXP i.MX6 or similar embedded platforms
- Systemd optimization and boot profiling
- Embedded Linux debugging (dmesg, perf, ftrace, systemd-analyze)
- BlueZ and Bluetooth bring-up
- Cross-compilation, toolchains, and Git workflows
Preferred
- Yocto LTS migration experience.
- U-Boot optimization.
- Embedded power optimization.
- Secure Boot and OTA update concepts.
- Exposure to Qt-based embedded systems.
Key Deliverables
- Optimized and maintainable Yocto BSP.
- Reduced system boot time.
- Lean system image with redundant services removed.
- Stable Bluetooth stack with updated patches.
- Updated Linux kernel with critical fixes.
- Documented Yocto layers and build process.
- Migration plan for the latest Yocto LTS.
- Defined storage partition layout for deployment.
Experience: 9+ Years in Embedded Linux (Minimum 5+ Years with Yocto)
About Company
We are building general-purpose autonomous robots for US construction to tackle rising costs, safety risks, and labour shortages. Our modular, multi-trade platform combines purpose-built hardware with real-time site intelligence to navigate complex environments and execute tasks with precision. Trained in high-fidelity simulation and already deployed on live sites, our robots deliver 5x faster execution, 250%+ margin expansion, and significant cost savings.
About the Role
We are looking for a versatile, hands-on software engineer to join our growing team. You will work across embedded Linux systems, networking stacks, robotic middleware, and cloud-connected services. This role demands strong fundamentals, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to learn quickly — not just familiarity with buzzwords.
On-site, Bengaluru
Responsibilities
- Design and implement robot boot-up sequences and service orchestration to ensure reliable, deterministic system bring-up.
- Configure and manage Linux networking — TCP/IP stack, HTTP, iptables, ARP, DHCP, DNS — for robot-to-cloud and inter-robot communication.
- Own CI/CD pipelines using ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, and containerized workflows to ship software to robots.
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- Write and maintain system administration tooling and bash scripts for fleet management and diagnostics.
- Collaborate closely with robotics, perception, and application teams to integrate platform capabilities.
- Establish and enforce best practices around Git workflows, branching strategies, and code review.
- Lead and mentor a small platform engineering team — set technical direction, conduct code reviews, and drive execution.
Requirements
All candidates must demonstrate solid, hands-on competency in every item listed below.
- Linux systems programming in C
- File I/O — read, write, seek, memory-mapped files
- Multi-threading — pthreads, mutexes, condition variables, thread safety
- Socket communication — TCP/UDP sockets, select/poll/epoll
- Basic data structures & algorithms — stack, heap, queue, linked list
- General comprehension ability — reading technical manuals, datasheets, and RFCs
- Python scripting
- Bash scripting
- Git — CLI usage, branching, merging, rebasing, conflict resolution
- Standard UML diagrams — flowchart, sequence diagram, deployment diagram
- Windowless text editor — vim, nano, or equivalent
Strong Advantage
- C++ programming — C++17, OOP, templates, STL
- Common network protocols — DHCP, ARP, TCP, UDP, DNS
- Network configuration — routers, switches, VLANs, subnetting
- Server-client application architecture
- P2P vs. centralised communication — DDS vs. MQTT
- Database management — SQL vs. NoSQL, schema design
- Network security — checksums (CRC, MD5, SHA), public-key encryption, digital signatures
- ROS2 framework — pub/sub, services, actions, lifecycle nodes, DDS transport
- CMake build system — targets, find_package, CTest integration
- Docker — Dockerfiles, docker-compose, remote image registries
Must-haves (non-negotiable)
- Strong Linux systems programming in C — multi-threading (pthreads), socket communication (TCP/UDP, epoll), and file I/O
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (ArgoCD, GitHub Actions) and Docker-based deployments
- Networking expertise — TCP/IP stack, DHCP, DNS, iptables, inter-device communication
- Proficiency in Python and Bash scripting for fleet management and diagnostics
- ROS2 experience (pub/sub, DDS, lifecycle nodes) is a strong advantage
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