Senior Embedded Software Engineer

About AirGarage

AirGarage is on a mission to bring real estate online, starting with parking.

We replace broken parking machines, fragmented software, and manual, labor-intensive operations with a unified, data-rich operating system for parking real estate. We handle everything it takes to run and optimize a parking asset : payments, dynamic pricing, enforcement, license plate recognition, analytics, and more.

By building all of our technology in-house, we are able to deliver a magical experience for drivers while providing real-time visibility and revenue increases of 20-50% or more for real estate owners. That's why national realestate leaders like Hines and Greystar, as well as technology companies like Meta, partner with AirGarage to optimize their parking facilities.

AirGarage uses datapoints like real-time occupancy, local events, weather, driver behavior, competitor pricing, and more to bring true intelligence to real estate owners' assets for the first time.

We're investing aggressively to make the physical world legible to a digital system : cameras, sensors, and software that generate a firehose of real-time data about the world around us. That data fuels models and algorithms that allow us to optimize performance at each property while giving owners the clarity and control they've never had before.

Before you can optimize an asset, you need to observe it. Before you can observe it, you need to bring it online.

We are starting with the $131 billion US parking real estate market because it is one of the most offline and mismanaged commercial real estate asset types. 26% of the land area in the median American urban core is dedicated to parking.

We are backed by top tier investors including Headline Growth, Andreessen Horowitz, Floodgate, Founders Fund, Abstract Ventures, and angel investors who have founded or worked at companies like Uber, Opendoor, Flexport, and more.

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THE ROLE

We are looking for an Embedded Software Engineer to build and maintain the edge applications that power our next-generation LPR (license plate recognition) devices. You will shape how these systems operate in the field, from the Linux layer to the applications that capture, process, and transmit video and metadata at scale.

You will own the delivery of reliable, production-grade software that runs on thousands of devices. Your work will keep our hardware online and performant, integrate seamlessly with our backend, and influence system design choices that define how our products evolve. You will strengthen our embedded software stack and drive improvements that make deployments faster, updates smoother, and performance more robust.

This role offers the opportunity to make a visible impact on real-world systems. It is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of Linux platforms and application development and who wants to see their work directly improve the performance and reliability of products in the field.

Our stack :

• Devices : Embedded Linux (Debian, Yocto), Python, C++
• Observability : DataDog, Hex, SQL
• Data : Postgres, Snowflake
• Infra : AWS, GCP, Docker, RabbitMQ, Redis, Github Actions
• Backend : Python, Django, DRF

WHAT YOU WILL DO

WHAT YOU NEED

NICE TO HAVE

IMPORTANT NOTE

AirGarage is a remote-first company, but we also value in-person collaboration to strengthen trust and teamwork. Team members should expect ~6 weeks of travel per year for :

The rest of the year, team members can work remotely from wherever (US time zones) they're most comfortable as long as they are performing well in their role. Attendance at in-person events throughout the year is expected-if you're not open to traveling ~6 weeks per year for work, this role isn't a good fit for you.

THE UPSIDE

We understand that there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. We're looking for someone passionate, with grit and determination, who is excited to face the challenges of a rapidly growing startup. AirGarage is the type of company where you can grow exponentially, and we encourage you to apply to us even if you don't 100% match the candidate description.

AirGarage is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Candidates and employees are always evaluated based on merit, qualifications, and performance. We will never discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, martial status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.