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Open nowPosted 229 days ago

Principal Embedded Software Engineer

Formlabs240 open roles

Pay
$175,000 – $200,000 a year
Where
Somerville, MA
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Your applicationOpen nowPrincipal Embedded Software EngineerFormlabs · Somerville, MA

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12.4% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market. Formlabs postings stay open a median of 38 days.

Share of postings closed within
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  5. 35.5%30 days
  6. 58.6%60 days
This job: posted 229 days ago

Formlabs median: 38 days open

The posting

Do you want to change how the world creates?

At Formlabs, we are building the tools that make it possible for anyone to bring their ideas to life, from cutting-edge products to life-saving medical devices. Our 3D printing technology powers innovation at more than 50,000 industry leaders worldwide, including Apple, Google, Tesla, New Balance, and NASA. Together, we are helping everyone design, prototype, and manufacture faster than ever before.

We are a team of hands-on builders, engineers, and innovators reinventing how the world makes physical things. If you are ready to shape the future of fabrication, come build it with us.

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.

We are looking for a Principal Embedded Software Engineer to provide high-level technical leadership for our Embedded team. This team is the essential component that ties software, hardware, and electronics together to push the limits of 3D printing. As a Principal Engineer, you will navigate ambiguous goals to define technical roadmaps and solve complex, department-level problems.

The tech stack: Embedded Linux, C++, Python, and the occasional dip into Go and Javascript.

You:

  • Have an extensive track record of shipping code for complex hardware products in the consumer, medical, defense, or industrial space.
  • Are a recognized subject matter expert in modern embedded software stacks, specifically C or C++
  • Are excited to “make it real”: you can take high-level vision and context and nail down scope, and design, and execution for a software feature and ultimately a product
  • Architect systems for the long term: choose the tech and frameworks used to solve challenges across the team, ensuring scalability and maintainability.
  • Possess experience debugging the most difficult hardware and software interactions, often across multiple subsystems and domains.
  • Act as a technical bridge and advisor: you translate high-level business goals into technical requirements and influence cross-functional partners' roadmaps.
  • Mentor and grow the engineering team: you enjoy leveling up the engineers around you, attracting talent, and maintaining a high bar for excellence.

The Job:

  • Identify and lead large-scale projects that change department-level goals and advance Formlabs' business objectives.
  • Drive the technical strategy and long-term roadmap for our firmware and embedded software platforms, focusing on a 6 to 12+ month time horizon.
  • Champion new technologies: you will vet risks and find ways to test, learn, and scale both incremental improvements and game-changing breakthroughs.
  • Cross the hardware-software boundary: work closely with electrical and mechanical teams to guide hardware selection and system design from a software perspective.
  • Partner with product managers and designers to define the product roadmap, ensuring technical feasibility and long-term scalability.
  • Work in a product-focused, agile environment onsite in our Somerville, MA office (Optional Hybrid Schedule: 3 days onsite / 2 days remote).

Compensation

Equity is a big part of the compensation package at Formlabs - every employee receives equity because everyone contributes to building the company. We have a lot of confidence in the products we’re building and the impact we’re making, and you should too.

Base pay is the other part of our compensation package, and it is carefully determined based on your skills, experience, and expected impact. Equity and base pay combine to make up your total compensation package at Formlabs.

The annual base pay range for this role is:

$175,000—$200,000 USD

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