Senior Embedded Engineer
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Overview Senior Embedded AI Engineer - Low-Power AI. Location: Bay Area, CA (Hybrid – 2–3 days onsite). Salary Range: $160,000 – $185,000 base + performance bonus + equity. This opportunity is with a company building the next generation of intelligent, low-power devices. They are seeking a Senior Embedded AI Engineer with deep experience in TinyML and constrained hardware to join their growing engineering team. This is a role at the intersection of machine learning and embedded systems where every cycle and milliwatt matters.
Responsibilities Design, optimise, and deploy TinyML models on ultra-low-power microcontrollers and edge devices.
Work hands-on with ARM Cortex-M, RISC-V, DSPs, and custom accelerators.
Apply quantisation, pruning, and compression techniques to fit ML models within tight hardware limits.
Collaborate closely with hardware and firmware teams to bring production-grade AI solutions to life.
Benchmark and profile for latency, energy consumption, and memory efficiency.
Ideal Candidate / Qualifications 5+ years of experience in embedded systems / AI deployment.
Strong programming skills in C++ and Python.
Experience with TinyML frameworks (TensorFlow Lite Micro, CMSIS-NN, TVM).
Proven work in resource-constrained environments (low memory, low power, battery-operated devices).
Bonus: background in time-series data, anomaly detection, or sensor fusion.
Why This Role Work with a forward-thinking client at the cutting edge of low-power Edge AI.
Competitive package including equity and benefits.
Join a highly collaborative Bay Area team where your contributions have direct product impact.
Be part of shaping the future of AI that runs anywhere - even on the smallest devices.
Job Details Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Full-time
Industries: Semiconductor Manufacturing
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- Location:
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- Salary:
- $250,000 +
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- Engineering