# Embedded Software Engineer, Platform at Hark

- Company: Hark
- What the company does: At Hark, we are building the most advanced personal intelligence in the world.
- Company website: https://hark.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Jose
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $120K to $300K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-04-14
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/hark/jobs/4221269009
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/hark-embedded-software-engineer-platform/

## About the role

The Embedded Software team owns the software running on Hark’s next generation of AI hardware, and we are looking for an Embedded Software Engineer, Platform to own the OS platform layer of it. You will design, configure, maintain, and optimize the OS platform services, the user space services and daemons above them, and the protocols that connect the device to our backend.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years of professional embedded software development experience on shipping hardware products
- Proficiency in C, C++, or Rust
- Deep understanding of computer architecture and operating system fundamentals
- Experience building OS services, frameworks and platform software on embedded systems
- Experience with one or more of: Unix or BSD Linux, VxWorks, QNX, or other modern operating systems
- Experience with performance and power optimization

Tags: Embedded Software