Senior Firmware Engineer
HalterAucklandPosted 26 March 2026
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Senior Firmware Engineer
ABOUT HALTER
At Halter, we’re on a mission to enable farmers and graziers to run the most productive and sustainable operations. Our customers are using Halter to break free from the time-intensive constraints of conventional practices. Imagine watching 500 cattle stand up and walk calmly towards their next break? No quad bikes, no dogs, no fences. Just a group of cattle walking at their own pace. People say it looks like magic. Our customers are revolutionizing grazing with Halter. It's changing lives and transforming an industry. People join Halter to do meaningful work. By joining us you’ll be solving challenging problems within a talented team and a culture built for high performance. Our team out-think, out-work and out-care. We’re committed to delivering real change in the world - this isn’t easy, and in truth, we love that it’s hard.
We’re backed to deliver on a mission that matters by Tier 1 investors including Founders Fund https://foundersfund.com, Bessemer Venture Partners https://www.bvp.com/, BOND, https://www.bondcap.com/ DCVC https://www.dcvc.com/, Blackbird https://www.blackbird.vc/, Promus Ventures https://www.promusventures.com/, Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck and Icehouse ventures https://www.icehouseventures.co.nz/?utm_term=icehouse%20ventures&utm_campaign=Brand+Keywords&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=4064636360&hsa_cam=16902737884&hsa_grp=134004309485&hsa_ad=592971340272&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=kwd-1082530126230&hsa_kw=icehouse%20ventures&hsa_mt=b&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gclid=Cj0KCQjw2v-gBhC1ARIsAOQdKY0J0DepRVFDmjQlAkJPbZuQnLSA5UVzUzOXYiPxkjX-SeVa513_BhkaAr-MEALw_wcB.
To find out more, visit our LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/halter-limited & Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lifeathalter/.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We're looking for a Senior Firmware Engineer to help our growth through multiple international markets this year. As an engineer at Halter, you will demonstrate ownership of firmware through a deep understanding of your firmware requirements, functionality, and design, and see it through all aspects of its life cycle from inception through to mass deployment and maintenance.
You’ll be working on the platform team, responsible for all aspects of delivering a highly reliable, fault-tolerant and monitorable collar, including ultra-low power design, communication, production support, in-field upgrade and monitoring.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Design, implement and deliver new features and performance improvements to our product firmware
- Drive improvements to our quality and testing systemsWork closely with other engineering teams to ship high-impact features quickly
- Support and mentor other engineers through design conversations, code reviews, and generous context sharing
- Proactively monitor the performance of our fleet and drive improvements to our monitoring platforms
YOU'LL BE GREAT IF YOU
- Have designed and delivered complex embedded firmware for resource constrained devices and have the experience (and lessons) to show for it.
- Love solving hard technical problems and delivering awesome features to customers.
- Are a strong team player who contributes to the team's performance and excels in giving and receiving feedback.
- Are comfortable working with low-level hardware and resource-constrained systems.
- A degree in engineering (software, electronics, mechatronics) is nice to have, but not essential.
OUR BENEFITS
- Delicious snacks and drinks are available for your daily flow.
- Healthy body, healthy mind. We’re partnered with Southern Cross Health Insurance to support your well-being.
- We offer 6 months of fully paid parental leave for primary caregivers, 4 weeks of fully paid secondary caregiver leave and many other parental benefits that support you and your family.
- Our personal growth is important. Halter offers an annual $1000 self-development budget to be used for anything that fuels personal growth.
- Our time to recharge is valued, ... (truncated, view full listing at source)
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