Staff Firmware Engineer, Lime

• The ideal candidate will have experience working in an evolving startup environment
• You will be an in-the-moment problem solver with the ability to think about the short-term and long-term plans
• You're energized about building and scaling and being part of a forward-thinking organization
• Bachelor's degree in computer science/computer engineering or equivalent
• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 5+ years of development experience in C/C++ within an embedded environment
• This must include direct, hands-on experience designing, developing, and debugging one of the following: consumer electronics, medical devices, automotive systems, avionics, industrial, or telecommunications products
• Hands-on system experience with Linux, including device drivers and multicore systems
• Proven experience diagnosing and debugging complex, difficult, multi-variable system issues with proficiency in oral and written communication skills

Desirable

• Lime is hiring a Senior Firmware Engineer to join our on-vehicle software team
• In this role, you will have the opportunity to design and develop software that runs on our connected vehicles
• With our rapid global expansion, you’ll play a critical part in shaping the look and feel of the vehicle firmware, and its interaction with onboard sensors and the cloud
• Experience the thrill of playing, and experimenting with state-of-the-art hardware to come up with novel ideas in the micro-mobility space
• You will also have the chance to improve our suite of operational tools that enable our distributed workforce to charge, deploy, and maintain our electric vehicles
• You get an opportunity to work with a talented group of engineers, data scientists, designers, and PMs who are passionate about creating innovative solutions for urban transportation!
• In this role, you will drive the design, development, and operation of several key embedded software capabilities on the Lime vehicles and related products. This will include new exciting yet-to-be-released products too!
• Be the voice of customers for engineering excellence within the team and influence team roadmap decisions
• Participate in the architecture of the complex systems within the vehicle software/Firmware domain and collaborate with other team members spread across the globe to realize the team's goals
• Provide feedback in the peer review process and effectively communicate with technical leadership. Be the ambassador of industry best practices in this domain
• Own unique embedded software functions through design, implementation (in C, C++, RUST etc), testing, and integration in an embedded Linux or real-time operating system (RTOS) environment
• Learn and master multiple components including networking(LTE)/WiFi, motor control, Over-the-Air (OTA) software updates, and various sensors
• Write software to interact with devices/electronics using I2C, SPI, CAN, UART, etc
• Work closely with hardware teams to support board design, bring-up, and verification, as well as integration and testing during various phases of product development including proof of concept

• Use of artificial intelligence or an LLM such as ChatGPT during the interview process will be grounds for rejection of your application