Joblaze summary

In the role of Staff Applications Software Engineer at Ambiq, the individual will focus on developing tools and examples that showcase the low-power capabilities of the company's semiconductor solutions. Key skills include embedded development on Cortex-M MCUs, power optimization techniques, and proficiency in C programming, with familiarity in real-time operating systems and debugging. This position is suited for experienced engineers with a strong background in embedded systems and a knack for solving complex technical challenges. The role involves collaboration across various teams, emphasizing the importance of communication and teamwork in a fast-paced environment.

Joblaze insights

Listed 2 days ago — first seen on Joblaze November 4, 2026. Last confirmed on Ambiq's careers page November 6, 2026.
Python appears in 15.1% of 284 comparable staff other roles in United States; Bluetooth appears in 0.4% of 284 comparable staff other roles in United States.

Quick facts

Is the Staff Engineer - Applications Software role remote?: No — this is an on-site role in Austin, Texas, United States.
How much experience is required?: 6–8 years of relevant experience for this Staff Engineer - Applications Software role.
Where is the role based?: Ambiq is hiring for this position in Austin, Texas, United States.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Bluetooth, C, Embedded Systems, Python, Zephyr.
What seniority level is this role?: Ambiq targets staff-level candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Staff Engineer - Applications Software role at Ambiq.

From the original posting

Company Overview

This role will be on-site 5 days a week in NW Austin.

Scope 

As the Staff Applications Software Engineer, Power at Ambiq, you will work with Architecture, Design, Validation, Sales, Software Engineering, and field teams to demonstrate the low-power advantages of Ambiq’s SoC portfolio. You will develop examples and tools for power estimation and measurement, support power characterization and profiling for system use cases, and help customers optimize SoC power efficiency. Your work will also include example applications for Ambiq and customer evaluation hardware, device drivers, HAL updates, and Zephyr enablement in the most power-efficient way. You will debug device-level software issues, support field engineers with customer issues, and create customer-facing documentation, including application notes and software design guidelines.
The ideal candidate is a seasoned, hands-on engineer with a strong understanding of embedded development on Cortex-M MCUs, low-power techniques, bare-metal and real-time operating systems, and embedded software debugging. They communicate clearly in writing and in person, learn quickly, thrive in a lab environment, enjoy solving challenging engineering problems, and continually seek to improve products and engineering processes.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with product marketing, field engineering, validation, software development, and system test teams to develop power-related example applications, tools, and documentation;
- Support power optimization across AmbiqSuite and Zephyr SDK offerings; characterize SoC and system power use cases; and demonstrate our competitive advantage to the market.
- Design, debug, port, and analyze embedded microcontroller software drivers, algorithms, application code, board support packages, automated scripts, and test cases to provide the required functionality to end customers.
- Collaborate with internal development teams to analyze and debug complex system-level issues and develop software solutions.
- Assist customers in using the Ambiq SDKs and hardware platforms.
- Collaborate with hardware engineering in the architecture and design of hardware evaluation platforms; provide software for testing and debugging of hardware evaluation platforms.
- Develop custom software functions and applications to support microcontroller power and performance analysis and silicon-issue debugging.
- Bridge the communication between field and engineering teams for field issues and manage issue status tracking.
Qualifications
- MS in ECE or Computer Science with 6+ years of experience, or a BS in ECE/CS with 8+ years of experience.
- Required: Experience developing embedded MCU code in C.
- Experience with embedded systems in real-time environments.
- Experience optimizing power efficiency in consumer electronics and IoT applications.
- Experience with Zephyr is a plus.
- Experience with at least one MCU IDE from ARM, Keil, IAR, SEGGER, or other.
- Familiarity with MCU peripherals including SPI, I2C, UART, ADC, USB, I2S, and PDM. MIPI and USB are a plus. 
- Experience with Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy.
- Experience with short-range technologies including Zigbee and Thread is a plus.
- Hands-on lab experience with equipment such as logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and power measurement equipment.
- Familiarity with source code control systems (git) required.
- Excellent problem-solving skills for complex system-level HW/SW debug issues.
- Experience with embedded graphics and display technologies is a plus.
- Scripting experience is required, and Python experience is especially desirable.
- Experience leveraging modern AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., Cursor, Codex, or similar) is desirable.

Must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer. We do not sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas (now or in the future) for this role.

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