Firmware Engineer

674 US job postings, 332 of them in the 30 days to 2026-10-28. Data as of 2026-10-29.

Skills employers ask for

Firmware — 27% of postings
C++ — 20% of postings
SPI — 14% of postings
I2C — 13% of postings
RTOS — 13% of postings
Python — 12% of postings
UART — 9% of postings
Linux — 9% of postings
Ethernet — 8% of postings
Oscilloscopes — 8% of postings

Where the jobs are

California — 26%
Washington — 15%
Texas — 13%
Massachusetts — 12%
New York — 10%
Illinois — 7%
Colorado — 3%
Minnesota — 3%

Advertised pay

Annual pay: median $175K/yr, middle half $128K/yr to $205K/yr (161 postings)

Remote, hybrid or onsite

Of 573 postings that state it: 32% remote, 30% hybrid, 38% onsite.

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