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About the Role

As our senior firmware engineer, you will be working at the intersection of software and hardware on systems which are tested in some of the world's most perilous environments. You will have high levels of ownership in what you build and play a pivotal part in the development, monitoring, and architecting of the low-level firmware on our devices. We are looking for someone who is excited about joining us at our trial ranches, interacting with our cows, and getting their boots dirty.

Responsibilities

Help lead the embedded firmware development of a low-power cellular-connected IoT device
Work across the company to define features and refine firmware architecture
Write, test, and QA production code
Implement and maintain a reliable, fail-safe over-the-air firmware update procedure
Develop proof-of-concept prototypes using development kits and other prototyping tools
Work closely with our electrical engineering team to perform component selection and board bring-up
Work with OEM (domestic or overseas) to provide software support during engineering testing and manufacturing
Support the founding team across all aspects of early-stage development

Requirements

5+ years of experience designing embedded software for consumer or commercial electronics
Fluent in C, including testing and debugging
Experience developing firmware for memory-constrained microcontrollers (e.g., ARM Cortex-M series)
Experience designing low-power connected devices
Experience with an RTOS and multi-threading
Experience with serial protocols (UART, I2C, SPI)
Experience with hardware interfaces (PWM, ADC)
Experience with Cellular and BLE
Familiarity with logic analyzers and oscilloscopes
Full-stack experience (Python, Node)

Skills

C
ARM Cortex-M
RTOS
multi-threading
UART
I2C
SPI
PWM
ADC
Cellular
BLE
logic analyzers
oscilloscopes
Python
Node

Location

Austin, Texas
Lockhart

Work Type

On-site
Travel

Experience Level

Senior

Education Level

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field

Benefits

Meaningful equity package with a high trajectory start-up
Health, dental, vision insurance
Paid family and medical leave
Unlimited PTO
Collaborative environment with emphasis on strong team culture
Ownership and responsibility

About the Company

Drover is building a virtual fencing ear tag for cattle, and the platform around it to run the modern ranch.
Virtual fencing is changing that, a generational shift in how ranches are run, bringing precision and productivity gains to an industry that has to feed a growing population with fewer resources.
Our tag combines low-power GPS, cellular and satellite connectivity, embedded sensing, solar power, and patent-pending muscle stimulation that guides cattle directionally rather than shocking them.
Ranchers tag their cattle once and immediately start running their operation from their phone.
We were founded by Callum Taylor (Harvard, EE & fifth-generation ranching family) and Samuel Aubin (USYD, CS), who both grew up in Australian ranching towns.
We built a working ear tag and a patent-pending stimulation method in twelve months (five times faster than competitors), and are now scaling manufacturing to put the technology on every head of cattle in the USA, Australia, and New Zealand.
We closed an oversubscribed seed round, signed a top-tier contract manufacturer, and are on track to launch commercially in Texas in Q1 2027.
We're headquartered in Austin, Texas.