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Sauron · 3 months ago

Device Software Engineer

positionSan Francisco, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$179K/yr - $219K/yr
date8+ years exp

Sauron is a company focused on enhancing residential security through innovative technologies like autonomous robots and self-driving cars. They are seeking a highly skilled Device Software Engineer to develop and maintain embedded software for hardware products, ensuring a cohesive and reliable system through collaboration with various teams.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Physical SecuritySecuritySensor
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Responsibilities

Develop and maintain embedded Linux platforms, from BSP to application level
Work with electrical, mechanical, perception/ML, backend, and mobile teams to define architectures for new on-device software
Develop and maintain embedded software that interface with sensors, cameras, and motors
Drive features end-to-end through the full software lifecycle: design, implementation, validation, and production rollout
Build and improve embedded build systems, CI/CD, and automated test environments; plan and execute test procedures across unit, HIL, and on-device validation
Root-cause and resolve issues using remote fleet diagnostics, telemetry, and local hardware test platforms; define logging and observability standards

Qualification

Embedded LinuxC/C++ programmingMulti-threaded programmingSoftware lifecycle best practicesDevice testingValidationYoctoCollaborationProblem-solving

Required

8+ years of professional experience developing device software for hardware products
Experience with Linux on embedded/constrained systems, such as Yocto, or AOSP
Experience writing C/C++ for Linux, FreeRTOS, and bare-metal systems
Demonstrated ability to write multi-threaded, highly reliable code
Strong grasp of software lifecycle best practices: code reviews, version control, unit/integration testing, CI, and on-hardware validation
Understanding of the manufacturing process, including device testing, validation, calibration and fusing

Preferred

Experience building custom embedded Linux distributions with Yocto
Experience with ARM Trustzone, and OP-TEE
Experience with FreeRTOS
Background contributing to or growing high-performance software teams

Company

Sauron

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​Sauron develops a home security platform that integrates AI, advanced sensors, and human monitoring to identify and respond to threats.
dateFounded in 2024
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size11-50 employees
web-link
https://sauronhome.com/

H1B Sponsorship

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2025 (2)

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$18M
2024-12-05Seed· $18M
2024-02-08Seed

Leadership Team

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Maxime Bouvat-Merlin
Chief Executive Officer
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Recent News

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