Staff Firmware Engineer, Gradient Comfort

$175-215k

+ Equity

AWS

Python

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

3+ days a week in office

Hybrid cooling and heating system

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Hybrid cooling and heating system

21-100 employees

B2CManufacturingInternet of ThingsHome improvementEnvironmental

Be an early applicant

$175-215k

+ Equity

AWS

Python

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

3+ days a week in office

21-100 employees

B2CManufacturingInternet of ThingsHome improvementEnvironmental

Company mission

To cool the world by transforming every home to be more comfortable and healthy for the people who inhabit it.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

We are looking for a Staff Firmware Engineer to join our team who is an enthusiastic developer, likes to solve meaningful problems, and can support overall software, backend, controls, & electronics strategy
The ideal candidate is very adaptable and technically minded while having an uncompromising focus and vision for our customer’s needs
Expert in Embedded C
Firmware development experience in production environments
Computer Engineering/Computer Science degree or equivalent with 7+ years of experience
Proficiency designing RTOS based and bare metal applications.
Expert in communication protocols such as UART, SPI, and I2C
Excellent debugging skills and familiarity with common debugging tools such as JTAG
Proven track record of shipping high-quality electronics and software in consumer products on a tight schedule
Proficiency reading and interpreting schematics
Proficient in Python and other automation languages

Desirable

Experience with AWS IoT Core and related services
Experience shipping 1 or more IoT consumer products
Experience working with wireless communication SoCs, especially for WiFi and BLE
Experience with Altium or similar ECAD software

What the job involves

Lead and own the design of our firmware architecture
Lead and participate cross-functionally with the business and product teams to define the requirements for our product roadmap
Contribute and collaborate to design and develop all our embedded software systems
Investigate and implement wireless communication protocols including MQTT, BACnet and Matter
Build systems and processes for continuous deployment, testing, and manufacturing test improvements
Mentor other developers on the team, and create guidelines for best practices to follow

Our take

The heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) industry hasn’t really undergone much innovation in the last few decades. However with increasing awareness of climate change and growing regulations in this space, action is necessary to reduce the environmental damage caused by the increasing use of HVAC systems worldwide.

To solve this problem, Gradient has developed a hybrid air conditioner and room heater which reduces the carbon produced by as much as 95% when used to both heat and cool. It’s not the only company working on more environmentally friendly HVAC solutions, but what sets Gradient apart is that its window lodged device is much cheaper and easier to install as well as being quieter, and much less obtrusive than the average AC unit.

The company has attracted a large amount of investment, most recently in 2023 closing a Series A round which was co-led by Sustainable Future Ventures and Ajax Strategies. It is using this funding to develop new products, add further IoT functionality to its devices and increase its headcount. Gradient's environmentally friendly approach to heating and cooling puts it in a good position to capture a large share of the estimated $100 billion market for HVAC products.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

12% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.3)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)

Jun 2023

$9m

SERIES A

Feb 2023

$18m

SERIES A

Total funding: $33m

Company benefits

Family friendly + paid family bonding leave policy
Flexible and open vacation policy
Employee-contributed 401k
Access to a 2500 sq. ft. modern prototyping shop including a waterjet cutter, high-power laser cutter, 5-axis mill, lathe, and more
Pet-friendly office is located in a historic building in San Francisco’s vibrant Mission district
Health, dental, and vision benefits
Equity
Paid parental leave
Commuter benefits
Relocation package ( out of state applicants only )

Company HQ

Mission District, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Vince Romanin

(CEO)

Former Research and Development Engineer at Otherlabs, from which Gradient emerged. Launched and was CEO of Treau in 2017, which was then rebranded as Gradient in 2021.

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