Wireless Software Engineer, Bluetooth

Posted 5 Days Ago
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San Francisco, CA
In-Office
120K-165K Annually
Mid level
Consumer Web
The Role
As a Wireless Software Engineer for Bluetooth, you will design scalable wireless software libraries, optimize performance, and collaborate across teams to enhance Bluetooth experiences.
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Who We Are

HP IQ is HP’s new AI innovation lab. Combining startup agility with HP’s global scale, we’re building intelligent technologies that redefine how the world works, creates, and collaborates.

We’re assembling a diverse, world-class team—engineers, designers, researchers, and product minds—focused on creating an intelligent ecosystem across HP’s portfolio. Together, we’re developing intuitive, adaptive solutions that spark creativity, boost productivity, and make collaboration seamless.

We create breakthrough solutions that make complex tasks feel effortless, teamwork more natural, and ideas more impactful—always with a human-centric mindset.

By embedding AI advancements into every HP product and service, we’re expanding what’s possible for individuals, organisations, and the future of work.

Join us as we reinvent work, so people everywhere can do their best work.

About The Role

As a Wireless Software Engineer focused on Bluetooth, you will help build the core libraries and systems that power a new wireless ecosystem at HP IQ. You will work across hardware, firmware, connectivity, and product teams to create reliable, cross platform Bluetooth experiences and advance a project with real technical depth and broad industry reach.

You will join a team that encourages exploration, fast iteration, and proactive ownership. This is a chance to take bold ideas from concept to production, influence a wireless platform outside today’s dominant ecosystems, and help shape work that will meaningfully impact how people connect and interact that will transform the future of work. 

What You Might Do

  • Serve as a technical expert for Bluetooth features across application, framework, and driver layers.
  • Design and build reusable, scalable wireless software libraries with clear API boundaries.
  • Lead performance optimization, system-level debugging, and feature development within the wireless domain.
  • Collaborate with system software, firmware, OS, and wireless teams to integrate and optimize Bluetooth components.
  • Work with program management and quality teams to triage field issues, analyze root causes, and drive continuous improvements.
  • Contribute to system designs that ensure stability, backward compatibility, and future extensibility across product generations.

Essential Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
  • 3+ years of software development experience with strong focus on wireless technologies.
  • Proficiency in C/C++, embedded systems, and low-level software development.
  • Experience designing cross-platform Bluetooth systems (iOS, Android, Windows).
  • Experience with wireless stack integration, IPC mechanisms, and performance tuning.
  • Proven ability to design maintainable, extensible software libraries and APIs.
  • Strong debugging skills using tools such as logic analyzers, packet sniffers, Bluetooth analyzers, and embedded logs.
  • Excellent communication skills with ability to collaborate across firmware, OS, hardware, and product teams.
  • Strong analytical skills and the ability to debug complex wireless or system-level issues.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Deep understanding of Bluetooth LE layers (GATT, ATT, L2CAP, SMP, connection management).
  • Knowledge of power optimization and low-duty operation in embedded systems.
  • Hands-on experience with tools such as Ellisys or similar Bluetooth protocol analyzers.
  • Desire to work outside of current domain expertise to gain greater breadth of experience
  • Experience with connection parameter tuning, throughput optimization, and GATT-layer performance improvements.
  • Interest in expanding beyond current domain expertise to gain broader system-level understanding.
  • Familiarity with wireless coexistence challenges (BLE, Wi-Fi, BT Classic) is a plus.

Salary range: $120,000 - $165,000

Compensation & Benefits (Full-Time Employees)

The salary range for this role is listed above. Final salary offered is based upon multiple factors including individual job-related qualifications, education, experience, knowledge and skills.

At HP IQ, we offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package, including:

  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Long term/short term disability insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Flexible spending account
  • Life insurance
  • Generous time off policies, including; 
    • 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
    • 11 paid holidays
    • Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview)

Why HP IQ?

HP IQ is HP’s new AI innovation lab, building the intelligence to empower humanity—reimagining how we work, create, and connect to shape the future of work.

  • Innovative Work
    Help shape the future of intelligent computing and workplace transformation.
  • Autonomy and Agility
    Work with the speed and focus of a startup, backed by HP’s scale.
  • Meaningful Impact
    Build AI-powered solutions that help people and organisations thrive.
  • Flexible Work Environment
    Freedom and flexibility to do your best work.
  • Forward-Thinking Culture
    We learn fast, stay future-focused, and imagine what comes next—together.

Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) Statement

HP, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and prospective employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic predisposition or carrier status, uniformed service status, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by applicable national, federal, state, and local law(s).

Please be assured that you will not be subject to any adverse treatment if you choose to disclose the information requested. This information is provided voluntarily. The information obtained will be kept in strict confidence.

If you’d like more information about HP’s EEO Policy or your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click here: Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law – Supplement

Top Skills

Bluetooth
C/C++
Embedded Systems
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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
160 Employees

What We Do

We believe in building innovative technology that feels familiar, natural, and human. Technology that improves the human experience and is born from good intentions. Products that put us back in touch with ourselves, each other, and the world around us. Experiences that are built on trust with interactions that feel magical, and bring joy. Humane is the next shift between humans and computing. The best human experience, ever

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