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Firmware engineer: a person in this job writes the low-level code stored on a chip that starts a device and controls its hardware. Anduril Industries, Zipline, Axon, Lunar Energy and Applied have the most open roles with “Firmware engineer” or a close variant in the title right now.

206 open roles · 10 posted in the last 7 days · 3% remote · 99 companies hiring · $198K median advertised salary · checked Nov 15 against employer career pages

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State the pay63%129 of 206 jobs
Are for beginners6%12 of 206 jobs
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Skills asked for in firmware engineer roles

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What firmware engineer roles pay, by level

Level in the titleMedian advertised salaryRoles counted
No level in the title$193K57
Senior$202K43
Lead and above$220K25

Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.

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Questions about firmware engineer jobs

What is a firmware engineer job?
In a firmware engineer job, a person writes the low-level code stored on a chip that starts a device and controls its hardware. 206 such roles are open on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026.
How many firmware engineer jobs are open right now?
There are 206 open firmware engineer jobs at 99 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 10 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
Which companies have the most firmware engineer jobs?
Right now the most openings are at Anduril Industries (22), Zipline (7), Axon (7), Applied (6) and Lunar Energy (6). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote firmware engineer jobs?
6 of the 206 open firmware engineer jobs (3%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
What do firmware engineer jobs pay?
The median advertised salary is $198K, based on 126 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $171K and $222K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
Is it hard to get a firmware engineer job?
12 of the 206 open firmware engineer jobs (6%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 107 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 99 companies are hiring and 10 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
How is AI changing firmware engineer jobs?
44 of the 206 open firmware engineer jobs (21%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Computer Vision, Machine Learning, NLP. Employers still list 206 such roles today at 99 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
What skills do firmware engineer jobs ask for?
Most often C++ (57%), Firmware (56%), Python (45%), Linux (40%), Hardware interfaces (38%) of the 206 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
Which job titles come up most in firmware engineer jobs?
Firmware Engineer (37), Senior Firmware Engineer (31), Staff Firmware Engineer (11), Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer (6), Embedded Firmware Engineer (5): the most common titles among the 206 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
Are firmware engineer jobs in demand in 2026?
206 firmware engineer jobs are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 99 companies, 0.1% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 10 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $198K. 6 (3%) can be done remotely.
How do I apply for firmware engineer jobs?
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