Senior Firmware Engineer, Fresco
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Smartphone application for smart home kitchen cooking
Open for applications
Smartphone application for smart home kitchen cooking
21-100 employees
Open for applications
+ Employee Share Option Scheme
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
Fresco's mission is to empower and inspire anyone to cook delicious food by connecting the world's recipes and appliances — all orchestrated through a magical user experience.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience in firmware development, specifically with C for microcontrollers (ESP32 preferred) and Golang for Embedded Linux systems
- Deep understanding of Embedded Linux at the system level, including IPC mechanisms such as DBus, memory management, and idiomatic practices
- Experience with IoT protocols (MQTT), serial communications, and managing OTA updates for large-scale device fleets
- Understanding of low energy wireless communication, specifically Wi-Fi and BLE is a strong plus
- Experience with build systems such as CMake
- Familiarity with the ESP-IDF SDK and Yocto is a strong plus
- Architecture & Leadership
- Proven ability to act as a Technical Lead, breaking down complex features into well-defined tasks, estimating timelines, and mentoring engineers to foster growth and collaboration
- Experience translating business requirements into technical specifications and architectural designs
- Excellent communication skills to articulate technical concepts to technical (Engineers) and non-technical stakeholders (Product, Design, Partners)
- Processes & Tools
- Experience setting up or maintaining CI/CD pipelines for firmware and applying Agile methodologies
- Strong adherence to code quality standards, comprehensive testing, and security policies
What the job involves
- We are looking for a two Senior Firmware Engineers to serve as a technical lead for our firmware team, bridging the gap between physical hardware and our KitchenOS cloud
- In this role, you will lead the architecture and implementation of our KitchenOS firmwares, designing robust solutions that power the next generation of smart kitchen appliances, whether they run on low-power ESP32 microcontrollers or sophisticated Embedded Linux systems
- Reporting to the Engineering Manager for Platform & Firmware, you will collaborate closely with mobile, backend, and partner engineering teams to deliver seamless connected cooking experiences for major global brands. You will not only build features but also shape the technical strategy that allows our platform to scale across millions of devices
- This is a remote-first position open to candidates across Europe. While you will primarily work from home, we value face-to-face collaboration and require occasional travel (approximately once per quarter) to our hubs in Dublin or Madrid for team planning and workshops
- Lead the development of firmware features from concept to production, ensuring functional parity and consistent KitchenOS Cloud integration across both ESP32 MCUs and Embedded Linux platforms
- Architect robust technical specifications and solution designs by collaborating with stakeholders to manage trade-offs between risks, timelines, and hardware constraints
- Write and optimize clean, maintainable code in C and Golang, prioritizing system performance, security, and resource efficiency
- Represent Fresco as the firmware technical lead in discussions with third party partners to agree on technical integration solutions between their hardware appliances and our firmware
- Mentor the engineering team through constructive code reviews and feedback while defining clear technical goals and tracking progress
- Drive the stability and health of the firmware ecosystem by identifying process gaps, maintaining documentation, and proactively monitoring for security vulnerabilities
- In the first 3 months:
- Gain a solid understanding of Fresco’s engineering culture, firmware roadmap, and organizational structure
- Build strong relationships with the firmware and platform teams
- Understand team dynamics and current ways of working
- Become familiar with the firmware team delivery workflows, development processes
- Good understanding of our firmware codebases and have collaborated in the development of features/bugfixes
- By 6 months:
- Fully own your responsibilities and acquire a strong understanding of our business domain and architecture
- Collaborate in the development of features and bugfixes in our firmware codebases and start to technically lead projects with our partners
- Proactively identify opportunities to improve team effectiveness and collaboration
- Fully integrate with our Fresco culture and meet different colleagues
Application process
- This job description works as a guide for the caliber of person we need, but we also understand that skills are transferable. If you are an exceptional candidate with mismatching experience, please apply and explain why you would be a great fit for Fresco
Our take
Home cooking has become increasingly innovative in recent years due to smart cooking appliances, online recipes, and ingredient management software. However, whilst all of these features are useful independently, many criticize them for their lack of connectivity with each other, showing a demand for an integrated IoT (Internet of Things) solution.
Fresco develops a smartphone application for smart home cooking, providing personalized tools that connect smart appliances with the app to provide an augmented cooking experience. Users can view recipes based on the ingredients they have, follow step-by-step cooking instructions, control kitchen appliances remotely, and save their favorite recipes for future use.
Whilst cooking applications have been helping home cookers for years, Fresco has taken this a step further by adapting their software tools to work directly with the appliances and ingredients present in the user’s kitchen. Complimented by further features such as recipe resizing, ingredient substituting, community forums, and shopping lists, the company claims that its smartphone app encourages people to cook more frequently due to the convenience that it provides.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Dec 2025
$17.5m
SERIES C
Apr 2022
$20m
SERIES B
Total funding: $62.5m
Company benefits
- Pension Scheme - we offer easy access to the PRSA pension scheme and can help you in setting up a plan that’s right for you
- Relocation Assistance - if you're relocating to Dublin to join us, we'll assist you with your relocation costs and the logistics of getting settled.
- Your Ideal Setup - whether you prefer to work at a standing desk, or need an ergonomic keyboard stand, you’ll have access to the tools you need
- Bike to Work - start your work day off with a healthy burst of adrenaline with the Bike to Work scheme — and keep your new wheels safely inside
- Tax Saver - save the environment, and money on your commute, with easy access to the Taxsaver transport scheme
- Snacks and Drinks - we keep our kitchen fully stocked with fruits, nuts, snacks and homemade treats. Not to mention a killer coffee machine
- Events and Culture - wine and cheese, or pizza and beer? Our monthly events cover all bases, and our weekly yoga classes will keep you limber inbetween
- 24 Days Annual Leave - take a few extra Drop-holiday days every year to explore the world and embrace a healthy work-life balance
- Healthcare - as well as an apple a day, our comprehensive health cover will help keep the doctor at bay
- Maternity / Paternity Leave - we offer generous paid maternity and paternity leave to support our team members in raising their little Droplets
- Personal Development - you’ll have whatever support you need to grow your career with us, with access to courses, books, conferences and screencasts
- Employee Stock Options - our generous stock options ensure we all benefit from our long term success as a company
Company HQ
Usher's Quay, Dublin 8, Ireland
Leadership
Ben Harris
(CEO)Experience as Designer for James Leckey Design from 2008 to 2012. Creative Director for White Zebra Studios from 2012 to 2014.
Jonny McCauley
(Head of Design)Over 20 Years as Freelance Designer. Creative Director for Motive from 2010 to 2012, and for Lively Group from 2012 to 2013.
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