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Kforce Inc · 2 hours ago

Staff Embedded Software Engineer

Kforce Inc is a staffing agency looking for a Staff Embedded Software Engineer to lead the development of advanced software for next-generation embedded devices. The role involves architecting and optimizing real-time systems, integrating multi-modal sensor technologies, and collaborating with engineering teams to deliver scalable solutions in a smart device ecosystem.

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Responsibilities

Lead the development of advanced, high-performance software for next-generation embedded devices
Architect and optimize real-time systems
Integrate multi-modal sensor technologies
Collaborate closely with cross-functional engineering teams to deliver intelligent, reliable, and scalable solutions across a cutting-edge smart device ecosystem

Qualification

Embedded softwareReal-time systemsC++RustPythonAI model lifecycleCloud platformsSystem-level designComputer Vision & MLMulti-modal MLModel OptimizationMedia & Signal ProcessingCommunication ProtocolsDevOpsContainerizationSecurity & PrivacyDatabasesCollaboration Tools

Required

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or similar
5+ years of hands-on experience in embedded software and/or applied machine learning in production
Proven ability to design and deploy real-time systems on embedded Linux (or RTOS)
Highly Proficient in C++, Rust, and Python in production environments
Experience with AI model lifecycle: training, conversion (ONNX, TensorRT, TFLite), quantization, and pruning
Knowledge of cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure) and edge-cloud coordination
Solid understanding of system-level design, debugging, and performance tuning

Preferred

Computer Vision & ML: Classification, Detection, Tracking, Recognition, LLM/VLM integration, Pose Estimation, Vector Embeddings
Multi-modal ML and Sensor Fusion: visual, audio, radar, and text data
Model Optimization: Post-training quantization, pruning, distillation, benchmarking on NPUs/DSPs/ASICs
Media & Signal Processing: GStreamer, FFmpeg, MediaPipe, OpenCV
Communication Protocols: MQTT, gRPC, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, WebRTC
DevOps: CI/CD (GitLab), versioning, monitoring
Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes
Security & Privacy: Secure boot, data encryption, firmware signing
Databases: Vector DBs, Time-Series, Graph-based Knowledge Systems
Collaboration Tools: JIRA, Confluence, Slack, Teams

Benefits

Medical/dental/vision insurance
HSA
FSA
401(k)
Life, disability & ADD insurance

Company

Kforce Inc

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Kforce is a solutions firm specializing in technology, finance and accounting, and professional staffing services.

H1B Sponsorship

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2025 (792)
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2022 (843)
2021 (1197)
2020 (858)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
unknown
2024-05-20IPO
2014-06-08Acquired

Leadership Team

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Aaron Travis
Digital Experience Delivery Director | Kforce Consulting Solutions
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