No pay postedSep 4
Engineering · Synced from public postings
Firmware Engineer jobs.
16 roles open across 12 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
- Closed roles removed
Open firmware engineer roles
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3 posted this week · 12 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 September 2026.
16 open firmware engineer roles across 12 companies, with 3 posted this week. Posted base pay runs $161k–$202k across the middle half. Top hiring: Graphcore, IonQ, Astranis.
The board
Filter to the seat you’d actually take.
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 16 roles
No pay postedSep 4
No pay postedSep 4
$148–222kbase postedSep 1
No pay postedAug 28
$163–214kbase postedAug 28
$107–154kbase postedAug 28
$130–175kbase postedAug 27
No pay postedAug 24
$182–230kbase postedAug 21
$162–290kbase postedAug 17
No pay postedJul 22
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? 1 of the 3 firmware engineer listings that publish a work model came back remote-first. The other 13 say nothing either way - that field is one only some boards publish.
Posted pay only - no estimates
What 6 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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$100k$119k$138k$156k$175k$194k$213k$231k
The $175k–$194k band alone holds 2 of the 6 priced listings.
What each rung pays
The middle 50% of posted base at each level, and how many listings that band is drawn from.
No single level clears the 5-listing floor on its own yet - the 6 priced listings are spread too thin across the ladder to band them honestly. The percentiles below are over all of them.
$161k
25th pct
$187k
Median
$202k
75th pct
4 of the 4 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 1 posting 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
Before you start applying.
About Firmware Engineer roles
The Firmware Engineer job market currently shows 16 open positions across 12 hiring companies, based on available data. Of these openings, 4 roles were posted within the past week, indicating some ongoing hiring activity in this specialty. This relatively modest number of open roles spread across a dozen companies suggests a niche but active segment of the broader engineering job market. Compensation data from posted listings shows a median salary of $186,850.50, with the 25th percentile at $160,625 and the 75th percentile at $201,675.25. This range indicates that firmware engineering roles, based on current postings, tend to command salaries above six figures, with the middle half of positions falling between roughly $160,000 and $202,000 annually. The top hiring companies represented in current postings include IonQ, Graphcore, Human Archive, Pronto, and Voltai. These organizations span areas such as quantum computing and AI hardware, suggesting that firmware engineering demand may be concentrated in companies working on advanced computing infrastructure and specialized hardware systems, according to available data. With only 16 total openings across 12 companies, the market appears relatively concentrated rather than widespread, meaning candidates may find a limited but focused set of opportunities. The presence of 4 new roles posted in the most recent week suggests some continued employer interest, though the overall volume remains modest compared to larger, more common engineering disciplines. Job seekers researching this field should review individual company listings directly, as the small pool of employers means each hiring company's specific needs and requirements can significantly shape the overall market landscape. Overall, the data reflects a specialized corner of the tech employment market with a defined set of active employers and a clear salary band based on current postings.
What skills are most in-demand for Firmware Engineer roles?
While the available data does not specify exact skill requirements, based on current postings from companies like IonQ, Graphcore, and Voltai, firmware engineering roles in this dataset appear linked to hardware-focused sectors such as quantum computing and specialized computing systems. Candidates should review individual job listings for specific technical requirements, as the data provided does not detail particular programming languages or tools.
What salary range can Firmware Engineers expect?
According to available compensation data from posted listings, the median salary is $186,850.50, with the 25th percentile at $160,625 and the 75th percentile at $201,675.25. This suggests that, based on current postings, most firmware engineering roles in this dataset fall within a range of roughly $160,000 to $202,000 annually.
Which companies are currently hiring Firmware Engineers?
Based on current postings, the top hiring companies include IonQ, Graphcore, Human Archive, Pronto, and Voltai. These five companies represent the most active employers among the 12 total companies with open firmware engineering positions.
How competitive is the Firmware Engineer job market right now?
With only 16 open positions across 12 hiring companies, the market appears relatively limited in volume, based on available data. The addition of 4 new roles in the past week suggests modest but ongoing hiring activity, though the overall number of opportunities remains small compared to more common engineering roles.
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