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title: 'Firmware Engineer, Data Centers at Meter'
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# Firmware Engineer, Data Centers at Meter

- **Company:** Meter
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-09-21
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-17
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/meter/3883b996-d880-4205-87a9-7e3dce3c23fb

## Job description

The internet runs the world. Organizations across the world—from offices and schools to data centers and manufacturing facilities—spend billions annually on computer networking to stay productive.

However, these networks are messy and brittle. Traditional networking companies only build one piece of the puzzle—either hardware, software, or operations—but never all three, leading to inefficient silos and slow changes. Network engineers, who are the lifeblood of the industry,are often left scrambling to fix issues, hand editing configs, guess-and-checking solutions, and worrying how the ever-increasing complexity of the system they manage will break.

Meter has spent the last decade vertically integrating the fragmented computer networking industry across hardware (power, routing, switches, security, wireless), firmware, operating systems, and real-world operations. By owning the full stack, we make it exceptionally easy for any business to have great networking, internet, and Wi-Fi. We believe people who build hardware and software should be the ones responsible for it. Our ambition is to evolve internet infrastructure into a utility, and we raised a [$170M Series C](https://www.meter.com/blog/series-c) to advance our work.

Why data centers? We've extended Meter's hardware, firmware, and infrastructure platforms to include Ethernet top-of-rack and spine switching. Paired with Meter's end-to-end delivery model, customers get one accountable operator instead of a stitched-together stack of vendors — the team that designs the hardware also writes the OS, builds the monitoring software, and runs the deployment. Pricing is tied to power consumption, which is how businesses actually buy data center capacity today. Learn more about our approach to automation at [meter.ai](http://meter.ai).

What success looks like You will build and design a performant switch OS and firmware. You will work cross-functionally with Meter's engineering leadership, hardware, QA, and infrastructure teams, who have previously built some of the most widely deployed products in networking. In your first 6-12 months, you’ll have worked towards the following outcomes relevant to our current and future TOR and Spine switches:

- Bring new switches to production by integrating and validating the switching chip SDK, with reliable boot, all ports operational, and drivers passing QA.
- Scale our system’s implementation of protocols such as BGP, ECMP, LACP, VXLAN, and EVPN, with one (of many) goals being observing every event on every device in every network. This will require working with relevant teams on data models and feature scoping.
- Improve firmware releases by working on the bring up process and further automating monitoring, upgrades, and rollbacks; your work should pass a 30-day stress test with no firmware crashes or unexplained link drops.

## Who you are

- Proficiency in writing and debugging embedded Linux software, firmware, or device drivers in C/C++.
- Experience with switching SDKs is a plus, as is familiarity with Golang or similar backend languages.
- Understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, L2/L3 networking) is helpful. However, we’re happy to have a sufficiently motivated person learn quickly on the job.
- Excited to play an early and broadly influential role in the development of Meter’s Data Center products.
- A mindset of curiosity and impact motivated by turning complex systems into simple, elegant customer experiences.
- You raise issues early and are known to be dependable, kind, and autonomous.

## Compensation

- The estimated pay range for this role is $210,000 - $250,000.
- Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Meter's equity plan.

By applying to this job you acknowledge that you've read and understood [Meter's Job Applicant Privacy Notice](https://www.meter.com/careers/job-applicant-privacy).

## About Meter

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Meter builds full-stack enterprise networking infrastructure—hardware, software, and operations—to deliver fast, reliable, and secure internet for businesses of all sizes.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series C, $170M led by General Catalyst in July 2025)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2015
- **Founders**: Not publicly available from provided sources

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Enterprise networking infrastructure
- **Target Customers**: B2B – mid-market to large enterprises, including offices, warehouses, campuses, and data centers
- **Mission**: To rebuild internet infrastructure from the ground up, making it as easy to turn on as water and electricity.

## Products & Services
- **Full-Stack Networks**: A vertically integrated solution combining hardware, firmware, software, deployment, and support.
  - **Hardware**: Gateway firewalls (F-Series up to 50 Gbps), S-Series switches (PoE++), A-Series Wi‑Fi 7 access points, P-Series PDUs.
  - **Software Dashboard (Command)**: Network visibility, DNS security, VLAN management, rate limiting, captive portal, floor plan integrations.
  - **Operations**: Design, installation, support, and lifecycle management provided by Meter or channel partners.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed (implied unicorn status after $170M Series C)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of **$38.4M** (estimated); Total Funding **$255M**
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst, Sam Altman (multiple rounds), Lachy Groom; 16 investors in Series B (2022)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount grew **+96.6% YoY** (from ~62 to 174 employees)
  - Recognized as a **Visionary in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise Wired and Wireless LAN Infrastructure**
  - Acquired **Interval** (November 2023) to strengthen autonomous networking capabilities
  - Operating in **8 countries** (US, Philippines, UK, Canada, Slovakia, Norway, France, India)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Vertically Integrated**: Designs and manufactures its own hardware, writes the firmware and software, and runs network deployment and support – a rare full-stack approach that ensures consistency and performance.
- **Software‑Led Lifecycle**: From install to refresh, all management flows through a single dashboard, reducing complexity for IT teams.
- **Scale‑Ready**: Proven to handle thousands of locations and millions of devices; multi-site management is a core capability.

## Strategic Focus
- Continue scaling the full-stack platform to support global enterprise deployments
- Expand autonomously managed networks (leveraging Interval acquisition)
- Grow channel and partner ecosystem (multiple open partner account manager roles)
- Deepen presence in data center and large campus networking segments

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Emphasizes “kind and ambitious” people who thrive in a fast‑paced, changing environment. Writing is central to how the company operates – candidates complete a take‑home writing exercise.
- **Work Environment**: Strongly **in‑office** in San Francisco (combined office, distribution center, and QE lab). Some roles are remote in other locations (e.g., Bangalore, London, Phoenix) but the majority of the team works from HQ.
- **Benefits**: In‑office meals, thoughtful health benefits, time off that enables “real rest”; team is committed to in‑person collaboration.
- **Career Growth**: Rapid headcount growth (+96% YoY) and many open positions (88 active job postings across engineering, sales, marketing, operations). Alumni go on to startups and major tech companies (Cisco, Meta, Stripe).
- **Glassdoor Rating**: 3.1/5 (9 reviews) – mixed feedback on work‑life balance (3.0) but compensation rated 3.7.

## Sources
1. [meter.com/careers](https://www.meter.com/careers)
2. [meter.com/](https://www.meter.com/)
3. [meter.com/about](https://www.meter.com/about)
4. [linkedin.com/company/meter-com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/meter-com)
5. [meter.com/open-roles](https://www.meter.com/open-roles)

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