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Firmware and embedded software engineers from Brazil, Argentina, and Colombia who write C and C++ for microcontrollers, develop real-time systems, and debug hardware-software interactions. They work at the intersection of software and electronics.
Senior embedded engineers in the US earn $145k-$190k. LATAM equivalents deliver at $60k-$92k — meaningful savings for firmware roles that require ongoing development and maintenance.
Embedded work often requires coordination with hardware engineers and product teams. LATAM's 4-8 hour overlap with US teams makes this collaboration practical without async-only workflows.
Embedded engineers write code that has to survive hardware revisions, team changes, and regulatory reviews. LATAM engineers in this space are used to writing firmware documentation that meets that bar.
Brazil and Argentina produce strong electrical engineering and computer engineering graduates. Embedded systems engineering requires both software and hardware understanding — the academic programs reflect this.
LATAM has a growing IoT and industrial automation sector. Embedded engineers here have worked on connected devices, industrial controllers, and consumer electronics products.
Every candidate completes all five stages before you see their profile. You can also run your own technical round after our screening.
A timed test measuring analytical thinking, pattern recognition, and problem-solving clarity, independent of specific programming language knowledge.
A structured interview assessing communication style, conflict resolution, ownership mindset, and English proficiency in a professional context.
A 90-minute live session covering C code review: given a firmware snippet with common embedded bugs (volatile misuse, unprotected shared variables, incorrect ISR implementation), candidates identify and explain each issue. We cover RTOS concepts: task scheduling, semaphores vs mutexes, interrupt service routine design, and priority inversion. Candidates design a driver for a given peripheral (e.g., an I2C temperature sensor) and walk through initialization, error handling, and the HAL abstraction decisions. The session includes a debugging scenario: an intermittent hardware fault is occurring in the field — they walk through how they'd instrument the firmware to capture the failure.
Verification of work history, education, and identity with written consent, aligned with applicable privacy rules including LGPD where relevant.
We speak with at least two professional references who worked with the candidate in an engineering context, not personal contacts.
After our screening, you can optionally run your own technical round before making an offer.
Sample profiles
Anonymized profiles from our vetted talent pool. Actual candidates may vary.
São Paulo, Brazil
4+ years experience
Buenos Aires, Argentina
7+ years experience
Curitiba, Brazil
11+ years experience
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Embedded engineers in our network write code that has to work correctly the first time in hardware that costs money to re-flash and can't be patched at 2am. They're rigorous about testing, careful about shared state, and disciplined about documentation. AI tools are less common in embedded work than in web development, but they use them where it genuinely helps.
GitHub Copilot is used selectively for HAL layer boilerplate and unit test scaffolding with Unity/Ceedling — they know the embedded domain well enough to verify that AI-generated C code is correct.
AI-assisted documentation generation from source comments: Doxygen extraction and summary generation help keep documentation in sync with firmware that changes frequently.
They design for hardware revision changes. Abstractions are written so a GPIO pin number or I2C address change doesn't cascade through the entire codebase.
Shared resources between ISRs and tasks are explicitly documented and protected. Volatile, atomic operations, and critical sections are used correctly — and reviewed in every PR.
They communicate hardware-software interface requirements clearly to PCB designers before layout. A misunderstood pull-up resistor requirement discovered after fabrication is their problem to prevent.
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