Nanit
baby tech
FirmwareTeamLead
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“Firmware Team Lead at Nanit. Skills: Firmware Team Lead, firmware engineering, production-grade firmware solutions, C, Rust, Embedded ARM Linux systems, drivers, system design, testing, leadership. own the roadmap and execution for our firmware engineering team. designing and implementing production-grade firmware solutions that power Nanit's hardware ecosystem”
What You'll Achieve.
delivers reliable, secure, and scalable systems; confident product releases; shippable, maintainable firmware systems; Deliver with pace and predictability; ship on the commitments you make
Industry & Context.
cut through ambiguity; land well-reasoned technical decisions under pressure
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
At least 5 years of hands-on software engineering experience, minimum of 2 years in a team lead or managerial role, 4+ years of C/C++ development experience for embedded systems, extensive experience with Embedded ARM (Cortex A*) Linux systems, Hands-on experience implementing drivers for various interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART, I2S, etc.), knowledge of Video4Linux, Pulseaudio, and systemd, Champion of engineering practices — code review, testing at every level (unit, integration, end-to-end), and treating correctness, reliability, and maintainability as first-class concerns rather than afterthoughts, Hands-on experience integrating AI coding assistants and agentic development tools (e.g., Claude Code, Copilot, Cursor) into a real engineering workflow, communicator and planner, comfortable interfacing with manufacturing, hardware, and other cross-functional partners to align on requirements, timelines, and trade-offs, Deliver with pace and predictability — set realistic plans, communicate progress honestly, and ship on the commitments you make, People-first leader who coaches, unblocks, and builds psychological safety alongside technical excellence, ability to self-learn, cut through ambiguity, and land well-reasoned technical decisions under pressure
Nice to Have
production experience with Rust
What You'll Do.
own the roadmap and execution for our firmware engineering team
designing and implementing production-grade firmware solutions that power Nanit's hardware ecosystem
Lead and mentor a global firmware engineering team
setting technical vision and direction
holding the bar on delivery quality
Design and implement production-grade
own the validation and testing layer for confident product releases
Develop firmware components in C and Rust
Drive the design and implementation of scalable firmware platforms
Collaborate with Mobile
and Backend teams to translate complex requirements into shippable
maintainable firmware systems
Champion Software Engineering and System Design best practices across the firmware group
introducing methodologies
and a culture of craft
Lead cross-disciplinary projects that affect firmware
produce technical documents
lead detailed development planning
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Lead and mentor a global firmware engineering team; Collaborate with Mobile, Algorithms, and Backend teams; interfacing with manufacturing, hardware, and other cross-functional partners; cross-disciplinary projects that affect firmware, mobile, and backend
Communication Scope
communicator and planner; comfortable interfacing with manufacturing, hardware, and other cross-functional partners to align on requirements, timelines, and trade-offs; communicate progress honestly
Process & Methodology
own the roadmap and execution, setting technical vision and direction, holding the bar on delivery quality, Drive the design and implementation, set realistic plans, ship on the commitments you make, lead detailed development planning
Full Job Description
About Nanit Welcome to Nanit, the high-growth baby tech company that is changing the way parents view their babies' wellness through the world's most advanced baby monitor and parenting products. In 2016, the Nanit baby monitor revolutionized the industry with computer-vision and machine-learning capabilities that helped parents understand their baby's sleep patterns and allowed them to achieve better sleep quality. Now, the company has become the leader in the connected parenting space, with an incredible customer base of highly-engaged parents who look to Nanit as a source of information and expertise on their parenting journey. We're looking for a Firmware Team Lead to own the roadmap and execution for our firmware engineering team, designing and implementing production-grade firmware solutions that power Nanit's hardware ecosystem. You will combine deep technical expertise in firmware development with strong leadership capabilities to lead a high-performing team that delivers reliable, secure, and scalable systems. What you'll be doing Lead and mentor a global firmware engineering team, setting technical vision and direction while removing blockers and holding the bar on delivery quality Design and implement production-grade, end-to-end firmware solutions; own the validation and testing layer for confident product releases Develop firmware components in C and Rust, including drivers, BSP, networking applications, and multimedia systems Drive the design and implementation of scalable firmware platforms that power Nanit's hardware reliably with an eye on cost and scale Collaborate with Mobile, Algorithms, and Backend teams to translate complex requirements into shippable, maintainable firmware systems Champion Software Engineering and System Design best practices across the firmware group, introducing methodologies, tooling, and a culture of craft Lead cross-disciplinary projects that affect firmware, mobile, and backend systems; produce technical documents and le
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