Job Description
Build the software behind a new generation of connected consumer products, from early proof of concept through to global mass production.
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You'll work across embedded systems, device connectivity, user interfaces and cloud-connected features, helping turn ambiguous product ideas into reliable, intuitive and commercially successful hardware.
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The Challenge
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This isn't a narrow firmware role. You'll join a multidisciplinary product squad alongside electronics, mechanical, industrial design, quality and product development specialists, owning software across the complete device experience.
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Depending on the product, that could include:
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Developing embedded software in C and C++
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Building software for microcontrollers and connected devices
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Contributing to React Native interfaces running on physical products
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Integrating device, mobile and cloud components
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Designing reusable software architectures across multiple product families
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Reading schematics and debugging across hardware and software boundaries
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Maturing code through formal release gates into production-quality software
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Supporting manufacturing, validation and occasional factory engagement
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Collaborating with local teams, overseas engineering partners and remote software groups
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The engineering lifecycle runs for roughly two to three years, taking products from an initial hypothesis through proof of concept, commercial approval, pilot builds and mass production.
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The Bar
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You don't need to arrive as the finished article. You do need to be a strong software engineer who can solve problems, write code and operate comfortably around physical products.
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The strongest profiles will include:
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Commercial C and C++ development experience
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Solid programming fundamentals and practical problem-solving ability
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Experience developing software for embedded systems, IoT devices or connected hardware
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An understanding of software architecture, reusable code and clean engineering practices
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The ability to read electronic schematics and debug interactions between software and hardware
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Experience with unit testing, code reviews and structured development processes
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Confidence working through unclear or incomplete requirements
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Clear communication across multiple engineering disciplines
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Experience in consumer electronics, medical devices, robotics, industrial IoT or another product-led engineering setting would translate well.
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The Hire
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You're likely a software-first engineer who wants to work closer to the hardware.
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You may already be an embedded specialist, or you may have started in full-stack, mobile or application software and developed a genuine interest in electronics, devices and physical products.
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You'll probably enjoy this role if you:
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Prefer tangible products over purely digital platforms
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Can move quickly without sacrificing long-term quality
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Know when a prototype needs to be fast and when production code needs to be robust
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Ask good questions when requirements are unclear
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Work collaboratively rather than treating firmware as an internal service
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Care about the full user experience,



not just your individual codebase
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Want broad technical exposure without giving up hands‐on development
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This team values raw problem-solving ability over a perfect keyword match.
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The "Why me?"
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You'll join an unusually experienced software group with significant principal-level capability across embedded systems, connected devices, user interfaces and cloud technologies.
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That means genuine access to engineers who have built products at scale and can help you grow across multiple layers of the stack.
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There are also several long-term career paths available:
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Remain deeply hands‐on and progress toward principal engineering
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Take on technical leadership or architecture responsibilities
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Move toward engineering management as the team continues to scale
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Develop broader capability across embedded, IoT, UI and cloud systems
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The "Why this?"
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Work exclusively on new product development
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See your software move from concept to globally manufactured hardware
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Join a growing engineering function with multiple approved hires
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Contribute earlier in the product lifecycle and influence product architecture
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Work across embedded software, IoT, connected interfaces and physical systems
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Build reusable platforms rather than repeatedly starting from scratch
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Learn from a highly experienced, low-turnover engineering team
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Access annual incentives and a long-term equity-style reward
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Gain occasional exposure to international manufacturing operations
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This is an opportunity to build software people can physically interact with, and to stay close enough to the product to see exactly how your decisions shape the final experience.
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📌 Senior Embedded Software Engineer (New South Wales)
🏢 The Onset
📍 New South Wales