No pay postedOct 23
Engineering · Synced from public postings
Firmware Engineer jobs.
26 roles open across 13 companies - closed listings pulled, and pay shown exactly as the employer posted it. Apply to any of them with one LandEarly profile, tailored per posting.
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- Base pay shown where stated
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Open firmware engineer roles
Live26
4 posted this week · 13 companies hiring
Posted todayOver 60 days old
How old the open roles are, not how many get posted - our board coverage has grown over the last year, so a week-by-week series would measure us rather than the market. Snapshot taken October 2026.
26 open firmware engineer roles across 13 companies, with 4 posted this week. Posted base pay runs $173k–$206k across the middle half. Top hiring: K2 Space, Samsara, Astranis.
The board
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Level sets the scope and the pay band; work model decides whether you’re eligible at all. Both are on every card, so you can rule roles out before opening a single description.
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Showing 12 of 26 roles
No pay postedOct 20
No pay postedOct 20
No pay postedOct 20
$162–290kbase postedOct 15
No pay postedOct 7
No pay postedSep 29
No pay postedSep 24
No pay postedSep 23
$120–225kbase postedSep 22
$175–240kbase postedSep 14
No pay postedSep 7
Every open firmware engineer role we track is on this page - nothing is held back behind a sign-up. The city chips read the employer’s own location line; a listing that names no city we can resolve stays searchable but sits out of them.
Open to remote only? 5 of the 9 firmware engineer listings that publish a work model came back remote-first, and 2 more are hybrid. The other 17 say nothing either way - that field is one only some boards publish.
Posted pay only - no estimates
What 12 of these listings actually printed.
Every figure here comes from a live posting with a stated annual base range. Nothing is modelled, inferred, or averaged in from a survey - which is also why the sample is smaller than the board.
Base salary distribution
Count of listings by posted base midpoint, on the same axis the rungs beside it are drawn against.
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$125k$141k$156k$172k$188k$203k$219k$234k
The $172k–$188k band alone holds 5 of the 12 priced listings.
What each rung pays
The middle 50% of posted base at each level, and how many listings that band is drawn from.
Senior10$173k–$202k
$173k
25th pct
$181k
Median
$206k
75th pct
5 of the 6 levels on this board sit out - fewer than 5 of their listings state a range, and a band drawn off two postings reads like the same fact as one drawn off forty.
Same role, different question.
What it pays, where it's remote, and how the whole field is trending.
Firmware Engineer salary breakdown
Percentiles by level and metro, with the sample size behind every number and a note where it is thin.
Remote firmware engineer jobsThe 5 postings that came back remote-first, with the geography each employer will actually hire in kept on the card.
Engineering job marketHiring volume, top employers and pay direction across every role in the field.
Questions
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About Firmware Engineer roles
The firmware engineer job market currently shows 26 open positions across 13 hiring companies, according to available data. With 4 new roles posted this week, the market reflects ongoing but measured hiring activity in this specialized engineering discipline. Firmware engineering roles are being sought by companies operating in aerospace, satellite communications, and hardware technology sectors, including K2 Space, Samsara, Astranis, Graphcore, and Kepler Communications, which represent the top hiring organizations based on current postings. Compensation data drawn from posted listings indicates a median salary of $181,250, with a 25th percentile of $172,500 and a 75th percentile of $206,375. This range suggests that firmware engineering remains a well-compensated technical specialty, with relatively modest spread between the lower and upper quartiles, indicating some consistency in how companies are valuing this role across the current set of postings. The concentration of hiring among companies like K2 Space, Astranis, and Kepler Communications points to demand originating from space and satellite technology sectors, alongside broader hardware and connected-device companies such as Samsara and Graphcore. With only 13 companies actively hiring for 26 roles, the market appears relatively concentrated rather than broad-based, meaning opportunities may be clustered within a specific set of employers rather than distributed widely across the industry. The addition of 4 roles in the past week suggests continued, steady recruitment rather than a surge. Job seekers evaluating this market should consider that the relatively small number of total openings compared to hiring companies implies that individual companies may have multiple firmware roles open simultaneously. Overall, the data points to a specialized, moderately active job market for firmware engineers, with competitive compensation and a hiring base concentrated in technology-driven hardware and aerospace companies.
What skills are in demand for firmware engineers right now?
Based on current postings, companies hiring for firmware roles include those in satellite communications, aerospace, and hardware technology, such as K2 Space, Astranis, and Graphcore, suggesting demand for embedded systems expertise relevant to these industries. While specific skill requirements aren't detailed in the available data, the hiring companies' focus areas indicate firmware engineers with hardware-software integration experience may be sought after.
What is the salary range for firmware engineers?
According to available compensation data from current postings, the median salary for firmware engineer roles is $181,250, with a 25th percentile of $172,500 and a 75th percentile of $206,375. This indicates a relatively narrow and competitive salary band for the roles currently posted.
Which companies are hiring the most firmware engineers?
Based on current postings, the top hiring companies for firmware engineer roles are K2 Space, Samsara, Astranis, Graphcore, and Kepler Communications. These five companies represent the most prominent employers among the 13 total companies currently listing firmware engineering positions.
How competitive is the firmware engineer job market right now?
With 26 open positions spread across only 13 hiring companies, the market appears relatively concentrated, based on current postings. The addition of 4 new roles this week suggests steady but measured hiring activity rather than rapid expansion, indicating candidates may face a moderately selective market.
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