Founding Hardware Engineer

The Role: We're hiring a Founding Engineer to join the company at its earliest stage and help own core technical systems end-to-end. You'll work directly with the founder to design, build, and scale the full stack:hardware → firmware → data → software This is a high-ownership role with real technical responsibility. You will ship production systems that run on live devices deployed in the real world.

What You'll Do: Depending on your strengths, you'll take ownership of areas such as: Embedded systems and firmware (low-power sensing, LoRa data, reliability)Backend systems for ingesting and processing IoT data Data pipelines and analytics for health and heat-cycle detection Internal tools and dashboards for herd monitoring Debugging and improving system performance across hardware and software You'll help shape technical architecture, product roadmap decisions, and early engineering culture. Who We're Looking For We're looking for builders with strong technical fundamentals and high ownership. xmcpwfu You should have: Strong programming ability (Python, Java Script/Type Script, C/C++, or similar)Experience shipping real systems (startup, research lab, production software, or hardware)Comfort working across the stack and learning quickly Strong problem-solving skills and bias toward action Willingness to work on-site and build hands-on Nice to have (not required):Embedded systems or hardware experience IoT, sensors, or wireless communication experience Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS, GCP, Supabase, etc.)Frontend frameworks (React, Next.js)Prior early-stage startup experience

Education: BS/MS/PhD in CS, EE, ME, or a related technical field Why Join Herd Cycle Real ownership at an early-stage, venture-backed hardware startup Work on live systems deployed in the real world See the full system end-to-end, not a narrow slice Competitive salary + meaningful equity Opportunity to grow into a long-term technical leadership role