Embedded Software Engineer at Formlabs (Budapest, Hungary)
Formlabs· Budapest, Hungary·
Job description
Do you want to change how the world creates?
At Formlabs, we’re building the tools that make it possible for anyone to bring their ideas to life, from cutting-edge products to life-saving medical devices. Our 3D printing technology powers innovation at more than 50,000 industry leaders worldwide, including Apple, Google, Tesla, New Balance, and NASA. Together, we’re helping everyone design, prototype, and manufacture faster than ever before.
We are looking for an Embedded Software Engineer for our Embedded team with a user focused mindset and strong technical background. Our embedded team is the essential component that ties software, hardware and electronics together that pushes the limits of 3D printing. They are responsible for designing and implementing our firmware.
**This is a Hybrid role which requires weekly presence in our Budapest office.
The Job:
- Design, build, test, and ship development tools and prototype code for your fellow R&D engineers working on new, unlaunched Formlabs products.
- Design, build, test and ship code for new printer features to the tens of thousands of Formlabs devices in the field
- Ensure code re-use with a strong focus on maintainability, testing and CI
- Collaborate with different stakeholders (product managers, designers) to ensure we build the right features for our customers, existing and future.
You:
- Have written code that lives on hardware products
- Program with modern languages used for embedded software stacks, ideally in C++, and/or Python
- Easily implement common embedded software architecture patterns for things like filtering, control loops, and remote procedure calls
- Are willing to take initiative and learn from failures
- Distill complex things simply when communicating with non-software stakeholders.
We Offer:
- Hybrid work
- Shares in the company (RSUs)
- Catered lunch at the office 3 days per week
- Private health insurance with Medicover (Blue package + hospital coverage)
- A monthly or quarterly public transportation pass for Budapest
- Free beverages and snacks at the office
- All You Can Move sports pass with 9500 HUF monthly allowance
- Free 3D prints
- An inclusive, dog-friendly office with diverse and inspiring colleagues
- Development opportunities both in-house and off-site
We build amazing things. Come join us!
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Even if you don't check every box, but see yourself contributing, please apply. Help us build an inclusive community that will change the face of 3D printing.
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Why work at Formlabs
- Culture: Employees describe a culture of “curiosity, autonomy, and results” with a collaborative, hands-on environment. The company invests in community initiatives around access and education.
- Work model: Hybrid and onsite roles available across eight global offices; some remote positions (e.g., field service technicians). Locations include Boston (HQ), Millbury, Milwaukee, Berlin, Budapest, Shenzhen, Tokyo, and Singapore.
- Perks & engineering culture: Strong R&D focus with roles spanning hardware, software, materials science, and product management. The interview process is designed to be collaborative, and the company encourages internal mobility.
- Impact: Directly work on products that enable “lifesaving medical devices” and “Hollywood blockbusters” – a tangible, mission-driven outcome.