Embedded Firmware Engineer

Bragi was founded in 2013 and launched the world's first Truly Wireless Earphones in 2015 (yes, a whole 12 months before the Airpods...)

Since then, We have evolved from a promising startup to a market-moving creator of innovative technology, opening the new category of Truly Wireless Earphones. Bragi transformed into a software enabler for consumer brands, focusing on scaling its technology after investing more than $90 million in software and AI.

Now we are a leader in the AI headphone space, known for our smart devices that integrate seamlessly into users' lives. With a focus on innovation and user experience, we are driving the evolution of wearable technology.

Embedded Firmware Engineer - Shenzhen based

This is a remote role based in Shenzhen, China. This is a FW developer position and essential for building up a Bragi R&D in China

What you'll be working on: 

• Co-development with SoC vendors on the development of Bragi enabled FW to support Bragi AI Audio applications
• Prototyping, integration and development of drivers and components of the low-level software stack in C for Bragi's embedded software platform
• Developing unit and integration tests to verify software integrity using embedded C
• Perform requirements analysis to assess SoC vendor feature support
• Identify gaps between the vendors offering and Bragi's support and vice versa 
• Support the SoC vendor or IDH in the development of the Bragi FW extensions to enable the Bragi App support 
• FW Integration and validation with the Bragi Mobile applications
• Support the communication between the customer and Bragi's R&D in Europe, identify and resolve blockers 
• Collaborate with the Mobile team to ensure compatibility between the Firmware and Mobile platform applications
• Support ODMs and test engineers (ODM, at Bragi) as part of the "Bragi certification program" to ensure a flawless support of the Bragi feature offering
• Suggest and implement improvements to the support processes (documentation, extend or develop tooling)

What you'll need

• 3-5 years experience as an Embedded Engineer
• Native Mandarin speaker with strong English reading and writing skills
• Proficient in English speaking, sufficient to collaborate with engineers in Europe on technical topics
• Strong C coding skills, in particular for embedded systems, Python scripting is a plus
• Experience in design, development and debugging low-level software on embedded targets
• Experience with Bluetooth or other wireless communications protocols
• Knowledge of common peripheral interfaces like SPI, UART, I2C, I2S and USB
• Experience in reading sensor datasheets and implementing drivers

Nice to have:

• Strong plus: Experience in working with either of the following chipsets: JieLi, Bluetrum, WuQi, Actions, BES, Qualcomm, Airoha
• Exposure to Android or iOS mobile development including ability to extract and analyze mobile logs
• Exposure to audio applications
• Familiarity with logic-analyzers, oscilloscopes and power measurement equipment
• Experience with production processes and support

What we offer

• The ability to be part of actively contributing to Bragis next development process, being part of a R&D team in Shenzhen, China and working with colleagues primarily based in Europe
• Exciting and challenging projects that will change how audio is consumed forever
• Work hand in hand with worldwide known audio brands
• A chance to deliver a delightful experience to 25m+ users in the next 12 months (existing base is 10m+)
• Home-office and flexible working hours
• A flexible Learning & Development program, choose where you want to improve yourself
• 10 professional coaching sessions with experts to support your growth