# Firmware Architect & Subsystem Technical Leader, Acacia at Cisco

- Company: Cisco
- What the company does: Cisco is a worldwide technology leader powering an inclusive future for all. Learn more about our products, services, solutions, and innovations. Backed by Sequoia and Menlo.
- Company website: https://www.cisco.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Maynard, Massachusetts, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-21
- Apply by: 2026-12-05
- Apply: https://cisco.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Cisco_Careers/job/Maynard-Massachusetts-US/Firmware-Architect---Subsystem-Technical-Leader--Acacia_2028640?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/cisco-firmware-architect-and-subsystem-technical-leader-acacia/

## About the role

As an Embedded Software Engineering Technical Leader for this team, you will serve as a principal firmware architect guiding the embedded CPU software architecture that configures, manages, and optimizes Acacia’s transceiver subsystems and future System-on-Chip (SOC) architectures. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 10+ years in low-level embedded C and C++ programming for resource-constrained hardware environments
- 8+ years architecting and developing real-time embedded firmware on bare-metal systems and real-time operating systems (RTOS such as VxWorks, FreeRTOS, ThreadX, or similar)
- Experience crafting lfirmware for ARM processors/microcontrollers (such as ARM Cortex-M or Cortex-R cores), including BSPs, device drivers and hardware peripheral interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART, MDIO)
- Ability to work 100% onsite in Maynard, MA during the initial one-year onboarding period (with hybrid flexibility available thereafter)


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