Cepheid
Cepheid
Transforming healthcare with innovative molecular diagnostics.
📍 Sunnyvale, CA
About Cepheid
Cepheid develops molecular diagnostic systems and tests, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. Its GeneXpert platform provides rapid testing for infectious diseases, including COVID-19, tuberculosis, and sexually transmitted infections, enabling timely and accurate results in various healthcare settings. Engineering teams focus on embedded systems, firmware development, and software integration to enhance diagnostic capabilities. They tackle challenges in real-time data processing, system reliability, and regulatory compliance. With a significant presence in the diagnostics market, Cepheid employs a diverse range of engineers dedicated to advancing healthcare technology.
Current Job Openings
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Sr Staff Engineer, Firmware Engineering
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📍Bengaluru, India 🇮🇳📊 senior⏱︎ full-timeC++ RTOS SPIView Sr Staff Engineer, Firmware EngineeringView details -
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Sr Staff Engineer, Firmware Verification
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📍Bengaluru, India 🇮🇳📊 senior⏱︎ full-timePython HIL JenkinsView Sr Staff Engineer, Firmware VerificationView details -
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Lead Firmware Engineer II
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📍Bengaluru, India 🇮🇳📊 senior⏱︎ full-timefirmware C C++View Lead Firmware Engineer IIView details -
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Staff Engineer, Firmware Engineering
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📍Bengaluru, India 🇮🇳📊 senior⏱︎ full-timefirmware ARM RTOSView Staff Engineer, Firmware EngineeringView details -
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Principal Firmware Engineer
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📍Bengaluru, India 🇮🇳📊 principal⏱︎ full-timefirmware C C++View Principal Firmware EngineerView details -
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Embedded Software Engineer III
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📍Sunnyvale, United States 🇺🇸📊 mid-level⏱︎ full-timeARM C C++View Embedded Software Engineer IIIView details
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About Cepheid
Cepheid develops molecular diagnostic systems and tests, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. Its GeneXpert platform provides rapid testing for infectious diseases, including COVID-19, tuberculosis, and sexually transmitted infections, enabling timely and accurate results in various healthcare settings. Engineering teams focus on embedded systems, firmware development, and software integration to enhance diagnostic capabilities. They tackle challenges in real-time data processing, system reliability, and regulatory compliance. With a significant presence in the diagnostics market, Cepheid employs a diverse range of engineers dedicated to advancing healthcare technology.
Cepheid Career Opportunities
Cepheid operates in the embedded systems space with focus on Biotechnology Research. While no positions are currently listed, embedded companies often hire in cycles tied to product launches, R&D phases, or contract milestones. Engineers interested in Cepheid should monitor for openings in firmware development, hardware design, and systems architecture.
Cepheid Hiring Trends
* Data represents job posting activity over the past 6 months: Aug 2025 through Jan 2026
Cepheid's hiring pace has moderated recently (1 openings this month vs 2 last month),
which is common after major hiring pushes or as projects move from development to deployment phases.
Over the past 6 months, Cepheid averaged 0.8 job postings per month,
with peak hiring in Nov 2025 (2 openings).
For embedded systems roles, hiring activity typically correlates with product development cycles,
especially for firmware teams during pre-production phases and hardware engineers during prototyping.
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Consistent hiring velocity
Nov 2025
Required Skills at Cepheid
C++ is the most in-demand skill at Cepheid,
appearing in 67% of all job listings (past and present).
This skill is important but not universal, indicating diverse technical needs across different product lines or teams.
Cepheid's technology stack spans 16 distinct skills and tools,
reflecting the multifaceted nature of embedded systems development.
The broad technical diversity (16 technologies) suggests work on complex,
multi-domain projects requiring both hardware and software expertise.
Engineers joining Cepheid should combine depth in key areas with adaptability. Firmware development expertise is critical, especially for engineers skilled in bare-metal programming, RTOS development, and optimizing code for resource-constrained systems. Candidates with adjacent skills (version control, testing frameworks, communication protocols) typically advance faster by contributing across the development lifecycle.
Where Cepheid is Hiring
Cepheid operates across 2 countries with 2
total hiring locations. Multi-geography recruitment typically indicates either distributed engineering teams,
expansion into new markets, or proximity to manufacturing and customer operations.
Bengaluru, India serves as a primary hiring hub with 83% of all roles
(5 positions).
This concentration suggests Bengaluru hosts Cepheid's
main engineering center, where core product development likely occurs.
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