Lead Firmware Engineer

SOUNDBOKS is an innovative tech company and aspiring lifestyle brand. You may have seen us at a music festival, street party, or your friend’s celebration (think: private events combining festival-grade sound with beat-enhancing lights) where special moments are turned into memories. We create the loudest, most durable, and arguably coolest Bluetooth speakers and audio reactive lights on the market.

At SOUNDBOKS, trust and community go hand in hand. People are encouraged to take ownership of their work while knowing they have the support of the team behind them. Voices are heard, ideas are welcomed, and collaboration is what pushes us forward.

This is more than a job - it’s a community where people care about each other, celebrate together, and share the energy of creating something meaningful. Life at SOUNDBOKS is bold, fast, and full of passion - for the product, for the mission, and for showing up as your true self. With 70 team members, this is a place where you can do your best work and truly belong.

ROLE LEAD FIRMWARE ENGINEER

TEAM PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

HOURS FULL TIME

LOCATION COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

START DATE JUNE 1ST 2026 OR EARLIER

The Product Development team at SOUNDBOKS is the group responsible for the exciting product journey, taking every step of the development process toward and into mass production. In it’s heartbeat you’ll find collaborative and self-driven team members with a large cross-discipline understanding tied to ownership. They are there to make a difference - for the products, the team and the SOUNDBOKS customers as a whole.

As the Lead Firmware Engineer, you’ll be leading the firmware development activities across SOUNDBOKS products throughout the product development stages. You’ll collaborate closely with teams across the Product Development department, assuring delivery of product firmware with it’s touch points all the way from electronic architecture to app, manufacturing and test areas.

Okay, let’s make things a little more concrete. Here’s what we expect your daily life to look like:

Firmware development & architecture

• Lead the firmware development and architecture across our existing and future product portfolio
• Architect and develop modular embedded software on top of real-time operating systems (FreeRTOS, Zephyr)
• Develop drivers and BSP across chipsets and peripherals (I2S, I2C, SPI, UART, USB), including bring-up and integration of new hardware

New technologies

• Investigate and explore new firmware-related technologies
• Work primarily with Bluetooth (BT Classic, BLE, Auracast), and explore other wireless technologies for audio streaming in consumer products
• Evaluate new SoCs, tools, and environments for system-level platforms (MCU, wireless radios, DSP, peripherals)

Collaboration

• Work across internal and external teams covering hardware, app, and manufacturing test
• Support development of test tools and systems