Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Department: Software Engineering
Location: Somerville, MA

To reinvent an industry, you have to build the best team. Join Formlabs if you want to bring groundbreaking professional 3D printers to the desktop of every designer, engineer, researcher, and artist in the world. Our printers are used by Google, Tesla, Hasbro, Gillette, and New Balance, just to name a few.

Founded in Boston in 2011 , and reaching unicorn status in 2018, Formlabs is now valued at 2Bn dollars and is one of the leading 3D printer manufacturers in the world. We opened our Budapest office just over two years ago to establish key Engineering and Business teams in the region. With a dynamically-growing team of 50+ dedicated people, we're building a company so diverse that we can tackle any challenge.

Software is at the heart of all aspects of Formlabs products. We aim to bring ground-breaking 3D printers to the desks and shops of designers, artists, and professionals the world over. Our software is integral to ensuring exceptional experiences with our products as it bridges the transition from digital models to beautiful physical form in 3D printing. The Software Team develops the printer firmware that drives our hardware, and PreForm , the most powerful and intuitive desktop print application with advanced 3D geometric and print algorithms .

We are looking for a Senior Embedded Software Engineer for our Embedded team with a user-focused mindset and strong technical background. Our embedded team is the essential component that ties software, hardware, and electronics together that pushes the limits of 3D printing. They are responsible for designing and implementing our firmware.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, test, and ship development tools and prototype code for your fellow R&D engineers working on new, unlaunched Formlabs products.
• Design, build, test and ship code for new printer features to the tens of thousands of Formlabs devices in the field.
• Ensure code re-use with a strong focus on maintainability, testing, and CI.
• Collaborate with different stakeholders (product managers, designers) to ensure we build the right features for our customers, existing and future.
• Work in a product-focused, agile environment onsite in our Somerville, MA office at least 3 days per week.

Qualifications:

• Have written code that lives on hardware products in the consumer, medical, defense, or industrial space for somewhere between 5 and 100 years of your life.
• Program with modern languages used for embedded software stacks, ideally in C, C++, and/or Python.
• Easily implement common embedded software architecture patterns for things like filtering, control loops, and remote procedure calls.
• Architect code that your fellow software engineers are excited to use and re-use.
• Are willing to take initiative and learn from failures.
• Distill complex things simply when communicating with non-software stakeholders.

Benefits:

• Robust equity program to build future wealth through RSUs.
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage (Medical, Dental, Vision).
• Low-cost fund options in our 401K and access to advisors.
• Generous paid Parental Leave (up to 16 weeks).
• Tenure-based paid Sabbatical Leave (up to 6 weeks).
• Flexible Out of Office Plan – Take time when you need it.
• Healthy on-site lunches, snacks, beverages, & treats.
• Regular sponsored professional development opportunities.
• Many opt-in culture events across our diverse community.
• And of course… unlimited 3D prints.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.