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Firmware Engineer Career Market Report 2026

407 active jobs. 191 companies. Median salary $151K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

407
Active Job Openings
191
Companies Hiring
$151K
Median Salary (US)
82%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Firmware Engineer market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 82% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $151K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $120K to $198K.

AI/LLM is the most-demanded skill at 49%

Python demand rose +11.5pp — fastest-growing skill

Nvidia leads hiring with 35 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Junior → Mid-Level (+$35K, +28%)

Salary increase: +$35K · Sample: Junior → Mid-Level

AI automation risk: low (score 30/100)

Score: 30/100 · AI/LLM demand: 91% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Senior35$126K$162K$191K
Staff19$116K$152K$220K
Mid-Level11$107K$160K$166K
Junior8$100K$125K$135K
Lead3$134K$157K$195K

What jumps out

Junior → Mid-Level: +$35K (28%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States67$160KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site6.6%
Remote4.2%
Hybrid2.2%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

AI/LLM
49%
Python
42%
Linux
30%
CI/CD
15%
FPGA
13%
Robotics
12%
Quality Assurance
10%
R
7%
Bash
7%
Rust
6%
MATLAB
5%
MATLAB / Simulink
5%

Skills on the Rise

Python ↑+11.5ppLinux ↑+6.6ppRust ↑+6.0ppMATLAB ↑+5.4ppMATLAB / Simulink ↑+5.4pp

Declining in Demand

Electrical ↓-40.3ppTalent Acquisition ↓-11.5ppJournalism ↓-11.5ppAgile ↓-11.5ppMental Health ↓-11.1pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Nvidia358.6%
Andurilindustries174.2%
ubnt112.7%
Ubiquiti102.5%
Axiado92.2%
Marvell71.7%
veryllcfc61.5%
Astera Labs51.2%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States179
India22
Taiwan18
United Kingdom16
Israel16
China7
Singapore7
Canada6

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree33.5%112
Master's Degree30.2%101
Bachelor's Degree18.6%62
PhD / Doctorate4.5%15

Certifications

All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.

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