Firmware Team Lead

About Nanit 

Nanit is moving families beyond overwhelm by transforming how parents understand their baby's early years. We combine advanced AI, real-world data from billions of sleep hours, and clinical expertise to deliver the clarity and confidence every parent deserves. Trusted by over one million families and backed by $125M in funding, we're building an entirely new category: predictive parenting intelligence.

Here, your work directly impacts millions of families. Our team of scientists, engineers, and parents is small but mighty - we share a mission to make early childhood easier, healthier, and more connected. If you want to work on technology that genuinely matters, join us.

We're looking for a Firmware Team Lead to own the roadmap and execution for our firmware engineering team, designing and implementing production-grade firmware solutions that power Nanit's hardware ecosystem. You will combine deep technical expertise in firmware development with strong leadership capabilities to lead a high-performing team that delivers reliable, secure, and scalable systems.

What you'll be doing 

• Lead and mentor a global firmware engineering team, setting technical vision and direction while removing blockers and holding the bar on delivery quality
• Design and implement production-grade, end-to-end firmware solutions; own the validation and testing layer for confident product releases
• Develop firmware components in C and Rust, including drivers, BSP, networking applications, and multimedia systems
• Drive the design and implementation of scalable firmware platforms that power Nanit's hardware reliably with an eye on cost and scale
• Collaborate with Mobile, Algorithms, and Backend teams to translate complex requirements into shippable, maintainable firmware systems
• Champion Software Engineering and System Design best practices across the firmware group, introducing methodologies, tooling, and a culture of craft
• Lead cross-disciplinary projects that affect firmware, mobile, and backend systems; produce technical documents and lead detailed development planning

Who you are

• At least 5 years of hands-on software engineering experience, with a minimum of 2 years in a team lead or managerial role
• 4+ years of C/C++ development experience for embedded systems and extensive experience with Embedded ARM (Cortex A*) Linux systems.  Advantage - production experience with Rust
• Hands-on experience implementing drivers for various interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART, I2S, etc.) and strong knowledge of Video4Linux, Pulseaudio, and systemd
• Champion of strong engineering practices — code review, testing at every level (unit, integration, end-to-end), and treating correctness, reliability, and maintainability as first-class concerns rather than afterthoughts
• Hands-on experience integrating AI coding assistants and agentic development tools (e.g., Claude Code, Copilot, Cursor) into a real engineering workflow
• Strong communicator and planner, comfortable interfacing with manufacturing, hardware, and other cross-functional partners to align on requirements, timelines, and trade-offs
• Deliver with pace and predictability — set realistic plans, communicate progress honestly, and ship on the commitments you make
• People-first leader who coaches, unblocks, and builds psychological safety alongside technical excellence
• Strong ability to self-learn, cut through ambiguity, and land well-reasoned technical decisions under pressure

Why Nanit 

• Nanit products can actually change lives. We're an integral part of the lives of new parents, making an exciting but stressful time a little more manageable.
• We are international and believe our diversity makes our culture, products, and brand even better.
• We invest in our people. We consider each employee a long-term investment and we see value in continuously helping them to advance in their lives and careers.
• Nanit is a fun, collaborative group of hard workers! We believe in an appropriate work-life balance and offer a flexible, open environment.
• We are at the forefront of innovation, creating products and services that have never been seen before.

We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We provide employment opportunities without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected class.

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