Sr SDET– Firmware Automation
Lightmatter · Toronto, ON · Boston, MA · Mountain View, CA
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At a glance
Highlights
- Build HIL infrastructure to test firmware continuously on real photonic hardware.
- Work at the bench with scopes and optical instruments on cutting-edge photonics.
- Shape test strategy for Passage photonics engine powering AI data centers.
What they offer
- Comprehensive Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Savings Matching Program
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Generous Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Paid Family Leave
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
- Training & Development
- Commuter Benefits
- Flexible, hybrid workplace model
- Equity grants (full-time employees)
Ideal candidate
Embedded software builder with 8+ years experience who loves bench debugging and building rock-solid automation others rely on daily. Thrives bridging firmware and systems teams in fast-moving hardware environments.
Requirements
- 8+ years professional software development on embedded products, including test frameworks
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
- Architected and built at least one automation framework or HIL system adopted in daily use
- Strong Python for fixtures, abstraction layers, hardware drivers and config architectures
- Working fluency in embedded C/C++ to read drivers and test edge cases
- Experience owning CI/CD pipelines running tests on physical hardware
- Track record delivering robust automation under fast-changing requirements
- remote policy
- hybrid
Lab profile
About Lightmatter
Building 3D-stacked photonics engines connecting AI processors at light speed for data centers.
What they build
- Passage™ 3D-stacked photonics engine
- Photonic interconnects for AI / HPC data centers
Known for
- Silicon photonics
- 3D-stacked packaging
- High-speed analog / mixed-signal design
- Electro-optic systems
Key facts
- Raised $400M Series D
- $4.4 billion valuation