Do you want to build cool things?
Great, so do we. At Tech Will Save Us we create make-it-yourself kits and apps that help kids all over the world to make, play, code, and invent using technology. And you can help!
We're building an awesome new product which is ESP32 based and we're looking for a contractor who can help us with the following goals:
Production quality firmware
- Advise on best practices and potential optimisations to ensure our firmware is production quality
- Preparing a test routine to ensure the robustness of the firmware
- Advise and help developing state of the art OTA over BLE/B
You'd be working with our in house Product team as a trusted resource who can help us make this product as great as it can be.
Requirements
- Proven experience with ESP32 embedded development (ESP-IDF)
- Experience with OTA firmware upgrades, preferable in the context of ESP32
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You will have implemented OTA over BLE for a product that went to mass market
- Experience with BLE
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You will have worked with BLE on a product that went to mass market
- Experience taking a product to mass production
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You will work closely with our manufacturer in order to define the firmware specification for mass manufacturing
- Knowledge in embedded system hardware design
- C/C++ in resource-constrained environments
- Demonstrated expertise in design of multitasking, event driven real time firmware using C/C++ and understanding RTOS concepts
- Ability to read schematics and work through hardware level system issues
Benefits
We can offer the opportunity to work within a talented and friendly team doing good work in the world — if you want to look back on your career and know that you played a part of building a great company, this role is for you. You will be part of a truly multi-disciplinary team of marketers, educators, content producers, production specialists, support reps, financiers, sales people, product designers, user experience experts, developers and engineers. On top of that:
- Compensation would depend on the candidate's knowledge, though would range up to £500/day
- Flexible work hours as needed, to fit around childcare
- Vibrant office environment at our London HQ and NYC co-working spaces
- Weekly team lunches and fresh fruit, nuts, beer, tea and decent coffee
- In-house bike storage
We believe that the best work comes from a diverse team. If our mission excites you, and you can contribute to our culture of lifelong learning and growth we want to hear from you!