Embedded Software Engineer

Job Type: Full-Time, Contract

Location: 100% Remote

About Cura Label

Curalabel is seeking an experienced Embedded Software Engineer to join our engineering team on a one-year full-time contract. In this role, you will design, develop, test, and maintain embedded software for hardware-based products, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, high-performance solutions.

This is an excellent opportunity for engineers who enjoy working close to the hardware while developing robust, production-quality firmware.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded software for microcontroller- and processor-based systems.
• Develop firmware in C and C++ for real-time embedded applications.
• Implement and optimize communication protocols such as UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, USB, Ethernet, and Bluetooth.
• Debug software and hardware integration issues using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and other diagnostic tools.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers during board bring-up and product development.
• Develop device drivers, bootloaders, and low-level firmware components.
• Optimize code for performance, memory usage, reliability, and power efficiency.
• Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and technical design sessions.
• Create technical documentation and maintain software design documentation.
• Support product validation, testing, and troubleshooting throughout the development lifecycle.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• Strong experience developing embedded software using C and C++.
• Experience working with ARM Cortex-M, STM32, NXP, Nordic, TI, ESP32, or similar embedded platforms.
• Solid understanding of embedded systems architecture and real-time programming concepts.
• Experience with RTOS environments such as FreeRTOS, Zephyr, ThreadX, or similar.
• Knowledge of hardware interfaces including UART, SPI, I2C, GPIO, CAN, USB, and Ethernet.
• Experience using Git for version control.
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills for embedded hardware and software.
• Ability to write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fully remote, collaborative environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with embedded Linux development.
• Familiarity with wireless technologies including BLE, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, or LoRa.
• Experience with secure boot, OTA firmware updates, and embedded security.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines for embedded software development.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python for testing or automation.
• Understanding of software development best practices including unit testing and static code analysis.
• Experience working within Agile software development teams.

What We Offer

• 100% remote work environment.
• Full-time contract for 12 months.
• Opportunity to work on innovative embedded systems and connected devices.
• Collaborative engineering culture with experienced multidisciplinary teams.
• Exposure to challenging projects utilizing modern embedded technologies.

If you're passionate about embedded software development and enjoy building reliable, high-performance systems, we'd love to hear from you.