# Embedded Software Engineer, Lasers at Lightmatter

- Company: Lightmatter
- What the company does: Rethinking the limits of AI, Lightmatter merges photonics and computing to build a future where speed, efficiency, and intelligence converge. Backed by GV.
- Company website: https://lightmatter.co
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Boston, MA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-11
- Apply by: 2026-10-26
- Apply: https://boards.greenhouse.io/lightmatter/jobs/5419848008?gh_jid=5419848008
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/lightmatter-embedded-software-engineer-lasers/

## About the role

Lightmatter builds chips that enable extreme-scale artificial intelligence computing clusters. Join a multidisciplinary team to pioneer the future of computing by building the world's most advanced communications lasers.

## What they're looking for

- BS and 5+ years of experience, MS and 3+ years of experience, or a PhD, equivalent practical experience also considered
- Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related technical field
- Experience contributing embedded software to a product that shipped to customers, or to hardware that reached production or field deployment
- Proficiency in C or C++, and comfort with Python for tooling, test, and analysis
- Solid understanding of hardware-software integration, including common embedded peripherals and buses (I2C, SPI, UART, GPIO)
- Experience developing firmware in resource constrained environments, experience in both bare-metal and RTOS systems preferred. FreeRTOS, Zephyr or other modern RTOS experience preferred

Tags: Product Engineering