Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer

About the role

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.

The Company operates Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world, and Specs Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to making computing more human, in addition to Bitmoji, Saturn, and other digital services.

Specs Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Snap Inc. dedicated to making computing more human. The company develops Specs, advanced eyewear that seamlessly integrates digital experiences into the physical world.

Specs feature see-through lenses that place digital objects directly into three-dimensional space, powered by Snap OS, a proprietary, context-aware operating system designed for natural interaction with your hands and voice.

Specs Inc. also provides Lens Studio, a full suite of advanced developer tools that powers immersive augmented reality experiences across Specs, Snapchat, and other services.

We’re looking for an Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer to join the Spectacles team!

What you’ll do

- Develop embedded software and firmware for micro-display systems, display chips, and related tools with clear ownership scope across implementation, integration, validation, and release

- Design, implement, and validate software features for display ASICs, modules, microcontrollers, and host-side tools

- Set up, maintain, and improve embedded software and firmware build environments, build flows, and development tooling for efficient validation and release

- Build test plans and test code to verify new features before release to production and partner teams

- Work across emulator, board, and silicon environments to debug and validate system behavior, with strong focus on hardware debuggability, root-cause analysis, and issue isolation at the system level

- Collaborate closely with software, firmware, ASIC, EE, and production teams to bring up and verify new hardware and software features

- Develop and maintain tools, libraries, interfaces, and build workflows used by internal teams for validation, debugging, and production enablement

- Investigate issues across software, firmware, tools, and hardware, and drive root-cause analysis through resolution

- Create clear bug reports and Jira tickets for issues related to software, firmware, tools, and hardware interactions

- Document software flows, build/setup procedures, test procedures, board/tool usage, and user-facing interfaces for internal developers and partner teams

- Contribute to code reviews and help improve code quality, testability, maintainability, and build reliability across software, firmware, and tooling

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities