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Firmware: the software built into a device’s chips. Anduril Industries, SpaceX, Astera Labs, Graphcore and OpenAI have the most open roles mentioning Firmware right now.

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1,601 open roles · 110 posted in the last 7 days · 4% remote · 197 companies hiring · $194K median advertised salary · checked Nov 15 against employer career pages

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Job titles in Firmware roles

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Newest Firmware jobs

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Where Firmware roles are

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What Firmware roles pay, by level

Level in the titleMedian advertised salaryRoles counted
Junior$135K17
No level in the title$170K448
Senior$198K341
Lead and above$222K241

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

Jobs you can get with Firmware

Kind of workOpen jobs asking for FirmwareMedian advertised pay
Hardware engineer238$210K
Software engineer227$220K
Test and validation engineer207$172K
Embedded engineer171$198K
Electrical engineer158$176K
Firmware engineer115$204K
Manufacturing and quality97$164K
ASIC and chip design engineer80$212K

Skills asked together with Firmware

Python (49%), Hardware interfaces (33%), C++ (31%), Linux (29%), Test equipment (29%), Hardware testing (28%), Computer Vision (20%), C (20%) of the 1,601 open postings that name Firmware.

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Questions about Firmware jobs

What is Firmware?
The software built into a device’s chips. 1,601 open roles on Jobs Every Hour ask for it as of Nov 15, 2026.
How many Firmware jobs are open right now?
There are 1,601 open Firmware jobs at 197 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 110 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 jobs?
Right now the most openings are at Anduril Industries (286), SpaceX (131), Astera Labs (74), Graphcore (55) and OpenAI (38). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
Are there remote Firmware jobs?
65 of the 1,601 open Firmware jobs (4%) 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 jobs pay?
The median advertised salary is $194K, based on 1,047 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $160K and $223K. 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 job?
73 of the 1,601 open Firmware jobs (5%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 987 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 197 companies are hiring and 110 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 jobs?
466 of the 1,601 open Firmware jobs (29%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Computer Vision, Machine Learning, LLM. Employers still list 1,601 such roles today at 197 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
What skills do Firmware jobs ask for?
Most often Firmware (100%), Python (49%), Hardware interfaces (33%), C++ (31%), Linux (29%) of the 1,601 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
Which job titles come up most in Firmware jobs?
Software Engineer (37), Senior Software Engineer (34), Senior Electrical Engineer (30), Electrical Engineer (30), Senior Firmware Engineer (23): the most common titles among the 1,601 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
Are Firmware jobs in demand in 2026?
1,601 Firmware jobs are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 197 companies, 1.1% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 110 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $194K. 65 (4%) can be done remotely.
How do I apply for Firmware jobs?
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