Engineering Manager, Firmware

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Lithuania.

📋 Description

• Lead, mentor, and expand a team of firmware and embedded engineers, including team leads when necessary.

• Take ownership of the team's roadmap by effectively planning, prioritizing, and removing obstacles to workflow.

• Balance the management of technical debt with the development of new features.

• Oversee the implementation of network security, parental control, and device intelligence functionalities for Linux-based CPE devices.

• Direct porting initiatives as new vendor platforms become available.

• Engage in technical design and architecture reviews that cover native code design, network-stack integration, memory and performance budgets, and platform portability.

• Guide the team's transition from C to Rust within embedded contexts.

• Manage the strategy for functional, performance, and resilience testing, along with automated test infrastructure and test lab planning.

• Advocate for test automation, CI/CD practices, code reviews, documentation, and incident response strategies.

• Collaborate with product management, architecture, and fellow engineering managers.

• Handle cross-team dependencies involving cloud and backend, QA, delivery, and operator-facing teams.

• Lead hiring initiatives, onboarding processes, and team structural decisions in partnership with recruiting.

• Report on team health, delivery risks, and technical direction to senior leadership.

• Operate within CUJO AI's ISO 9001 and SOC 2 Type 2 regulated and governed operating framework.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in software, firmware, or networking engineering, including at least 2 years in a formal or informal leadership position.

• Proven experience in managing and developing engineers or engineering leads.

• Hands-on engineering experience in native code development on Linux systems.

• Capability to assess architecture and review designs in C and/or Rust.

• Familiarity with the Linux network stack and Linux OS architecture.

• Experience with embedded Linux build systems such as OpenWrt, Yocto, or Buildroot.

• Proven track record of owning product delivery from roadmap planning to launch and post-launch support.

• Understanding of CI/CD, TDD, and test automation principles.

• Ability to operate comfortably in ambiguous situations and make decisions with incomplete information.

• Experience with agile or iterative delivery methodologies (such as Scrum, Kanban, or similar).

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

• Experience working in a global organization with international teams.

• Proficiency in English, both spoken and written.

• Direct experience in shipping embedded systems, firmware, or networking/Wi-Fi products at scale.

• Practical Rust experience in a production embedded environment, or experience overseeing a C-to-Rust transition.

• Experience with building firewalls, protocol clients, or deep packet/traffic inspection software.

• Familiarity with Wi-Fi chipsets and drivers (such as Broadcom, MediaTek, Qualcomm) and OpenWrt-based gateway solutions.

• Knowledge of CPE, router, or gateway platforms and vendor SDKs.

• Experience leading teams that deliver products in operator or carrier environments.

• Experience designing automated test infrastructure for embedded or network products, including physical lab setups.

• Familiarity with Jenkins or comparable CI/CD systems operating at scale across a multi-platform build matrix.

• Experience managing remote or distributed teams.

• Knowledge of working in regulated or certified environments (such as ISO 9001, SOC 2 Type 2, or similar).

• Prior experience navigating formal product maturity frameworks (like stage-gate or concept-gate processes).

• Experience in developing engineers into senior and staff-level roles.

• Familiarity with tools like Jira, Confluence, and Slack for team operations.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible Work – Options for hybrid or fully remote work tailored to your location.

• Modern Equipment – Access to top-tier development tools for optimal performance.

• Team Gatherings – Annual company events and team-building activities.

• Career Growth – Opportunities for conferences, training, books, and resources to support your ongoing development.

• Performance Bonuses – Participation in a company-wide annual bonus program.

• Meaningful Work – Contribute to making the internet a safer place for millions globally.