Description
This role is for one of the Weekday's clients
Salary range: Rs 600000 - Rs 900000 (ie INR 6-9 LPA)
Min Experience: 2 years
Location: Gurugram
JobType: full-time
We are seeking a hands-on Embedded Firmware Engineer to design and develop production-grade firmware for IIoT wearable and industrial devices. This role involves working across microcontroller-based systems and Linux-based edge platforms, with end-to-end ownership from board bring-up to deployment. You will contribute to building innovative products such as smart wearables, connected IoT devices, and industrial safety systems, while ensuring performance, reliability, and scalability in real-world environments. This is an opportunity to work in a fast-paced, product-driven setup where you directly impact cutting-edge hardware solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver firmware from concept to production for embedded and IoT devices
- Perform MCU bring-up, board debugging, and hardware validation
- Build and maintain RTOS-based or Embedded Linux systems
- Develop and optimize device drivers for interfaces like I2C, SPI, UART, etc.
- Integrate peripherals including sensors, cameras, audio modules, and LTE connectivity
- Implement bootloaders, OTA updates, and firmware upgrade mechanisms
- Debug field issues and optimize system performance across CPU, memory, and power consumption
- Support product testing, manufacturing, and deployment processes
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless hardware-software integration
What Makes You a Great Fit
- Strong proficiency in C/C++ programming for embedded systems
- Hands-on experience with RTOS or Embedded Linux environments
- Practical experience in hardware bring-up, debugging, and troubleshooting
- Solid understanding of ARM Cortex architectures (Cortex-M / Cortex-A)
- Knowledge of communication protocols and multithreading concepts
- Ability to read schematics and interpret datasheets effectively
- Experience working on real hardware products with end-to-end ownership
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Exposure to tools like Yocto, Buildroot, or U-Boot is an added advantage
- Familiarity with BLE, Wi-Fi, LTE, or camera/audio systems is a plus
Company
Weekday positions itself as a data intelligence company that aggregates and curates professional data to enable proactive hiring. It provides a searchable database of candidates, multiple hiring models (White glove contingency and Subscription), and outreach tools (email, WhatsApp, phone) powered by AI to improve candidate response rates. The platform emphasizes proactive hiring and has partnerships and integrations to surface and contact candidates.
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