Software & Firmware Engineering Experts
- Pay: $100 to $120 / hour
- Contract: Part time
- Who can apply: Open worldwide
- Posted Sep 26, 2026
In short
Mercor is hiring Software and Firmware Engineering Experts for a remote, part-time mission paying 100 to 120 USD per hour. You will work on an advanced engineering and AI research initiative, making this a great opportunity if you have strong hands-on experience with physical hardware systems.
What you will do
- Apply your software and firmware expertise to complex engineering tasks involving real physical systems
- Review and evaluate embedded firmware, FPGA/RTL designs, flight software, and test automation frameworks
- Analyze architecture trade-offs regarding real-time performance, timing, memory, and hardware integration
- Identify implementation errors, race conditions, timing issues, and other system-level failure modes
- Provide clear technical feedback based on real-world engineering experience and production constraints
What you need to apply
- 5+ years of professional software, firmware, FPGA, or embedded systems engineering experience
- At least 3 years of recent, actively hands-on experience developing or troubleshooting software on real hardware
- Experience as the responsible engineer for production hardware-connected software or firmware
- Deep technical expertise in embedded firmware, FPGA/RTL design, flight software, or hardware test automation
- Practical command of technologies like C/C++, Python, RTOS, device drivers, embedded Linux, or Verilog
Who can apply
This position is open worldwide with no country restrictions stated.
My tip
We recommend highlighting your specific hands-on experience with production hardware and real-world debugging workflows right at the top of your application.