Embedded Software & Test Engineer

Paradromics

Paradromics

Quality Assurance

Austin, TX, USA

Posted on May 19, 2026

As an embedded software & test engineer at Paradromics, you will work in tandem with neuroengineers and electronic designers to realize low-latency, high-fidelity brain machine implants. You'll own the firmware that sits between neural hardware and downstream inference, with a focus on real-time performance, power efficiency, and the reliability standards that come with an implantable medical device.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to multi-component embedded software, with an eye to improving reliability and latency.
  • Write performant and understandable Rust.
  • Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and work prioritization.
  • Develop and maintain automated tests, including unit tests, integration tests, and hardware-in-the-loop tests.
  • Profile and optimize firmware for memory usage, power consumption, and real-time performance.
  • Write and maintain technical documentation, including architecture decisions, API references, and troubleshooting guides.

Required qualifications

  • Proficiency in C++, Go, or Rust.
  • Familiarity with embedded systems, including:
    • handling tradeoffs between complexity and cost,
    • Working within power and memory constraints,
    • debugging live systems with JTAG or serial,
    • interfacing with engineers at other levels of the stack,
    • Experience with build tools like {c,}make.
  • Experience building low level software running in Linux.

Preferred qualifications

  • Experience interpreting schematics and datasheets.
  • Experience building software under an RTOS, or bare metal.
  • Experience building software with Yocto and/or Buildroot.
  • Understanding of OTA updates and/or secure boot.
  • Experience working on projects involving quality management systems, such as medical device development, aviation, finance, defense.