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We’re rebuilding the foundation of modern civilization-electricity-by deploying a vast network of distributed batteries that is transforming today’s fragile, centralized grid into a resilient and abundant system. We are engineers, operators, and creatives solving some of the most complex, interdisciplinary challenges of our time.\nAbout the Role\nAs an Embedded Software Engineer at Base, you will lead the architecture and technical direction of the firmware that powers our battery systems.\nOur devices monitor hardware, control power electronics, communicate with cloud services, and respond to real-time grid conditions. The embedded platform you help define must operate safely and reliably across thousands of systems deployed in homes.\nYou will work closely with hardware, electrical, and software teams to shape how these systems are designed, built, and operated at fleet scale. This role requires deep technical judgment, strong systems thinking, and the ability to guide complex engineering decisions that affect the entire platform.\nThe systems you help architect will power Base’s distributed energy network.\nWhat You'll Do\nDefine and evolve the architecture of the embedded software platform that powers Base battery systems.\n\nLead development of firmware that interfaces with sensors, power electronics, communications modules, and safety systems.\n\nPartner closely with hardware and electrical engineering to co-design reliable hardware and firmware systems.\n\nDrive system-level decisions across embedded, cloud, and fleet software to ensure the platform operates reliably at scale.\n\nEstablish standards for reliability, diagnostics, and observability across devices deployed in the field.\n\nDesign systems that support OTA updates and long-term device lifecycle management.\n\nIdentify and solve foundational technical problems that affect the safety, reliability, and scalability of the Base fleet.\n\nMentor engineers and raise the bar for embedded systems engineering across the company.\n\nWhat You'll Bring\n5+ years of experience developing embedded software or firmware.\n\nDeep expertise in C, C++, or Rust.\n\nStrong experience designing embedded systems that interact directly with hardware.\n\nExperience working with microcontrollers, embedded Linux, or real-time systems.\n\nStrong understanding of system architecture, reliability, and failure modes in production hardware systems.\n\nExperience building software for systems deployed at scale.\n\nAbility to work across disciplines including hardware, cloud software, and infrastructure.\n\nTrack record of leading complex technical projects and shaping system architecture.\n\nFirst principles thinking and a bias toward solving hard problems.\n\nPreferred Skills\nExperience reading hardware schematics and datasheets to guide firmware design and integration.\n\nExperience with the embedded Linux ecosystem, including kernel configuration, driver development, and device update mechanisms.\n\nFamiliarity with modern processor architectures (ARM, RISC-V) and trade-offs in selecting platforms for embedded systems.\n\nExperience developing and debugging software on custom hardware.\n\nWorking knowledge of power electronics or energy systems.\n\nFamiliarity with safety and regulatory certification processes (UL1998, UL1741, UL1547).\n\nAbout the Team\nAmerica's power grid is failing-electricity costs have risen even as generation gets cheaper, and blackouts are becoming more common. We're building the software that fixes it. Our team owns the entire stack: firmware that controls batteries in thousands of homes, trading algorithms that buy and sell power in real-time markets, distributed commanding systems that orchestrate a growing fleet as a single grid asset, factory software for our Austin manufacturing line, and the product experience that makes it all invisible to homeowners. If you want to write code that physically moves electrons, ships hardware, and reshapes critical infrastructure, this is the job.\nPlease note: Base is a startup, which means priorities shift and evolve quickly. Your role may expand or change based on the needs of the business at any given time, so the responsibilities listed may not be exhaustive.\nOur Values\nFirst Principles Thinking: Question assumptions. 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