Embedded Software Engineer

Empatica

Empatica is a full-stack digital healthcare company and a pioneer in digital biomarker development and continuous patient monitoring driven by AI. Our platform consists of medical-grade smartwatches, software, and physiological and behavioral digital biomarkers. Together they enable the continuous remote monitoring of human health across a range of conditions, through clinical-quality digital measurements.

If you are looking to join a fast-paced growth environment and do meaningful work that can make a true impact in the world, then keep reading. 

About the role

We are looking for an Embedded Software Engineer with amazing skills to master wearable devices. You will be part of the team responsible for the design and development of Empatica hardware products.
We need a passionate engineer with a good knowledge of embedded systems ranging from low-level control of sensors (both digital and analog) to the use of Bluetooth Low Energy communication (including custom profile development with data compression and security). 

What you'll do

As an embedded software engineer, you will be responsible for developing and improving the firmware that runs on our wearables. You will design, build, and maintain a stable, reliable, and extensible architecture and monitor the devices on the field. You will interact and collaborate with team members from many areas: hardware, mobile, data science, and design.

We need people who can make decisions and achieve results with total independence. In addition, we need creative people who are able to find solutions that are efficient in terms of time and resources. Being a Firmware Engineer at Empatica means working hard to deliver quality to our customers and acknowledging that your work will save lives. Therefore, your design has to be exceptionally good.

You will join an elite team of hard-working and passionate people and will be involved in:

• Software architecture design for embedded systems on top of real-time operating systems, such as FreeRTOS.
• Development of custom data transfer protocols using the Bluetooth Low Energy technology and techniques for data transfer optimization.
• Infrastructure for over-the-air firmware upgrade, from custom protocol to image provisioning and distribution.
• Programming and testing different types of sensors, such as IMU, Magnetometer, and PPG. 
• Optimizing the power consumption to extend the battery life of our wearables.
• Designing and maintaining custom filesystems that rely on different types of non-volatile memories
• Automated testing for on-target integration tests, production end-of-line testing, and power bench measurements.

Some important details:

• Empatica operates in an international environment with offices in Europe, the US, and Korea. All work is conducted in English.
• We are operating a hybrid model where our employees choose whether to work from home or come to the office.

Requirements

As the ideal candidate for this position you:

• Have a genuine interest, passion, and motivation for Empatica's mission.
• Have a strong academic background, BS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering, but MS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering is preferred.
• Have past experience as an Embedded System Engineer in a company that designs/manufactures medical devices, wearable devices, or IoT devices.
• Have excellent analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills.
• Are an autonomous person, with good organization and management skills.
• Know RTOS, multi-threading, mutexes, timers, memory management, etc.
• Know ARM architecture, instruction set, and developing and debugging with ARM tools.
• Are proficient in English (mother tongue is highly appreciated)

Life at Empatica

You will join a fast-growing, international, and diverse team of 110+ talented people who care passionately about what we do and the difference we are making in the world. You’ll get the opportunity to work directly with colleagues across all levels of the organization, no matter their seniority, and learn from the people that built the business and our products.

If you jump on board, we can guarantee it won't be an easy ride, but it will be one of the most rewarding experiences in your career, one that will allow you to learn a lot, have true ownership of your work, and test your whole skillset on multiple projects which are helping thousands of people worldwide.

Read our blog post and find out some reasons why we love working at Empatica.

Inclusion & Diversity

At Empatica we embrace diversity and inclusion. We have colleagues from 28 different countries, while more than 50% of our team is women (double the tech average!) We believe this makes Empatica a more exciting and stimulating place to work, and brings different points of view to the table while fostering a spirit of communication, collaboration, and care, where everyone’s opinion and thoughts matter.

Benefits

• 🧠 Multiple opportunities to be challenged and step up your career in a fast-growth company in one of the hottest areas of tech

• 💰 Competitive salary
• 📈 Employee stock options - we want everyone who joins us to own part of the company and our success
• 🏖️ We have offices in Milan City Center and Downtown Boston. And every summer, we hold an amazing beach retreat in Sardinia, Italy
• 🏥 Health Insurance
• 🏋️‍♀️ Gympass membership with access to gyms, online classes, personal training sessions, and nutrition plans
• 😌 Membership for mental health and wellness platforms
• 🥗 Free healthy lunch every day
• 🤓 Free Kindle and books
• 🕰️ Flexible working hours
• 🧑‍🎓 Personal learning and development budget
• 🍪 Free cookies, if you deserve them
• 👀 Much more…