Firmware Engineer

🔌 Job Posting: Firmware Engineer at Glidance 🔌

Company Overview

At Glidance, we are creating the future of personal robotics.

While others dream of humanoids, we are building the future today, by harnessing cutting-edge robotics and AI to design personal robots that address actual human needs and transform their life experience.

Our flagship product, Glide, is the world’s first Intelligent Guide for individuals who are blind or have low vision, representing a new category of personal robots to enable millions of people to get out of their homes and navigate more confidently, safely, and independently.

If you’re looking for a place where groundbreaking technology meets real-world impact, and where your work defines a category rather than iterates upon it, then Glidance is where you belong. This is not just your next job: it is your chance to make a life-changing impact on millions around the world.

We don’t wait for the future. We build it.

Reports to: Glidance Chief Technology Officer

Location: Seattle, WA

Position Overview

As a Firmware Engineer at Glidance, you will be responsible for the embedded software that powers the intelligence, sensing, and control of our personal mobility devices. You will work closely with robotics, hardware, and software teams to implement low-level systems on our STM32 microcontroller platforms that are robust, efficient, and responsive to real-world conditions.

This is a hands-on role for someone who is excited to write code that lives on the edge—directly interfacing with sensors, actuators, and safety-critical control logic.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded firmware for STM32 microcontrollers in C/C++.
• Implement low-level drivers for sensors, actuators, and communication protocols (e.g., I2C, SPI, UART, CAN).
• Collaborate with hardware and robotics engineers to integrate firmware with system-level components.
• Optimize real-time performance and reliability of embedded systems.
• Conduct unit testing, debugging, and system validation using lab tools and field testing.
• Maintain clear and structured code and documentation for compliance and future development.
• Contribute to system bring-up, bootloader design, and firmware update strategies (OTA or wired).
• Support board-level troubleshooting and diagnostics during prototyping and production.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in embedded systems development, preferably in a robotics or consumer device context.
• Deep expertise in STM32 microcontroller family (HAL, LL drivers, CubeMX, FreeRTOS).
• Strong skills in C and C++, with experience in memory-constrained and real-time environments.
• Hands-on experience with debugging tools (JTAG/SWD), oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.
• Familiarity with motor control, power management, and sensor fusion is a plus.
• Knowledge of safety-critical firmware design practices and fault-tolerant systems.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills in a fast-paced, mission-driven team.

Why Join Glidance?

• Be part of a mission-driven company that makes a real difference in people's lives.
• Work as part of a talented and passionate team at the forefront of AI and robotics.
• Play a pivotal role in bringing groundbreaking assistive technology to market.
• Competitive compensation package and equity options.

Ready to write the code that drives the future? Apply Now!