Job Overview
Location
San Francisco
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Software Engineering
Date Posted
May 26, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • Design and execute physical experiments to validate the performance of new hardware designs and track analytical results for product improvement.
- • Develop and maintain automated test applications and graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for production environments, hardware validation, and reliability testing using Python or C#/WPF.
- • Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and software engineering teams to support testing across the entire product development lifecycle.
- • Build custom test systems using embedded hardware platforms such as Arduino and integrate software with physical instrumentation and custom firmware.
- • Design operator-friendly desktop or web-based user interfaces for running, monitoring, and controlling hardware tests.
- • Architect and implement data visualization tools and automated test result reporting systems to enable data-driven decision-making.
- • Create comprehensive documentation and standardized methodologies for test tools and procedures to ensure team-wide adoption and consistency.
- • Design, build, and deploy custom physical test fixtures and jigs for both R&D and manufacturing environments, including specification of sensors and mechanical interfaces.
- • Perform hands-on root cause analysis and debug of electrical and mechanical failures in test systems and products down to the component or PCB level.
- • Conduct PCB bring-up, debug, and rework activities as part of hardware validation and failure analysis.
- • Support manufacturing processes with test system deployment and validation, including travel to production facilities in Asia as needed.
- • Ensure all test systems meet high-volume consumer product standards and are scalable for mass production.
- • Work in a fast-paced, high-intensity environment focused on delivering flawless hardware performance with obsessive attention to detail.
- • Operate from the San Francisco office five days per week or from the Boulder/Denver area, with up to 20% travel required.
🎯 Requirements
- • 5+ years of hardware/software development experience with a focus on integrated systems
- • Track record of shipping high-volume consumer products, including manufacturing support in Asia and willingness to travel to China
- • Experience with Python or C#/WPF for developing test GUIs
- • Experience with git, GitHub, command line scripting tools, Homebrew (macOS), and apt (Linux)
- • Hands-on experience soldering, wiring, and debugging electronic circuits
- • Familiarity with hardware communication protocols such as I2C and SPI
- • Proven experience with PCB bring-up, debug, and rework
- • BSEE, BSCE, BSCS, BSME or equivalent; MS preferred
🏖️ Benefits
- • Equity participation with periodic refreshments based on performance
- • Free Pod sleep technology product
- • Full access to health, vision, and dental insurance for employee and dependents
- • Supplemental life insurance
- • Flexible PTO
- • Commuter benefits
- • Paid parental leave
Skills & Technologies
About Eight Sleep, Inc.
Eight Sleep designs and sells smart mattresses and sleep accessories that automatically adjust temperature, track biometrics, and integrate with mobile apps. The company targets consumers seeking data-driven sleep optimization through hardware-software combinations including cooling and heating mattress covers and AI-driven coaching insights. Founded in 2014, the company ships products globally and operates on a direct-to-consumer model supported by subscription software services.
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