BootLoop · 3 weeks ago
Founding Senior Software Engineer
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$200K/yr - $325K/yr
4+ years expBootLoop is building the first AI agent for firmware, aiming to revolutionize the firmware development process. The Founding Senior Software Engineer will play a pivotal role in creating a world-class firmware development platform, owning major product areas and collaborating closely with the CTO and CEO.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Developer ToolsEmbedded SoftwareEmbedded SystemsUsability Testing
Responsibilities
Own major product areas end-to-end. Conceive, design, and implement product features across our desktop application and cloud stack in close collaboration with customers
Build systems that handle complex technical requirements for engineering customers building mission-critical systems
Build world-class user experiences that raise the bar for firmware developer tooling
Collaborate with founders on product strategy, technical feasibility, and platform decisions
Define and evolve a technical roadmap across our entire product portfolio, steering technology stack and development practices based on what's actually driving results
For example, you might:
Build a zero-error computer vision system for extracting information from hardware documentation
Create ontologies for chip and sensor systems to unify datasets across many domains
Design agentic flows across firmware development verticals, from debugging to real-time triage and root-cause analysis
Qualification
Required
4+ years in software development, with significant experience building products for highly-technical users (engineers, developers, technical teams)
Track record of shipping 0-to-1 products independently at early-stage companies
Full-stack technical expertise - you can architect, implement, debug, and deploy across frontend, backend and all technologies in between
Experience with web technologies (React, Node.js) and Python
Developer tools or infrastructure experience - you understand engineer workflows and pain points deeply
Data-driven approach to building, measuring impact, and iterating quickly
Preferred
Embedded development or firmware experience working with hardware, real-time systems, and low-level code
Benefits
Comprehensive health insurance
Unlimited PTO
Relocation compensation
Company
BootLoop
BootLoop enables AI agents to write, test, and debug firmware directly on the intended hardware.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$0.5MKey Investors
Y Combinator
2025-09-09Pre Seed· $0.5M
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