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Software Engineer, Tools & Test

JUUL

JUUL

Software Engineering
San Francisco, CA, USA
USD 127k-175k / year + Equity
Posted on Oct 11, 2025

THE COMPANY:

Juul Labs's mission is to transition the world’s billion adult smokers away from combustible cigarettes, eliminate their use, and combat underage usage of our products. We have the opportunity to address one of the world’s most intractable challenges through a commitment to exceptional quality, research, design, and innovation. Backed by leading technology investors, we are committed to the same excellence when it comes to hiring great talent.

We are a diverse team that is united by this common purpose and we are hiring the world’s best engineers, scientists, designers, product managers, operations experts, and customer service and business professionals. If the opportunity to build your career is compelling, read on for more details.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Juul seeks a dynamic, highly-motivated computer engineer or electrical engineer with a passion for writing software to support our New Product Introduction and Sustaining Engineering activities. In this hands-on, cross-functional role, the candidate will be responsible for developing the next-generation of hardware and software testing infrastructure that will enable Juul Labs to bring our hardware products to the next level. We are looking for someone who is flexible and can respond quickly, energetically, and enthusiastically to changes. Cross-functional communication skills and experience are essential. The position will interact with all engineering design disciplines plus reliability, manufacturing, component engineering, and other resources inside and outside Juul Labs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Build custom test systems to support hardware, software and firmware engineering; examples include:
    • Systems to automate hardware-in-the-loop testing of firmware and software builds
    • Systems for facilitating automated production testing of hardware in factories
    • Systems for automated data collection, analysis, and visualization for system validation and characterization
  • Build custom tools to enable greater efficiency during new JUUL product development
  • Develop best-practices for creating, executing and managing tests on JUUL products
  • Troubleshoot and bring up custom test-fixtures developed by our contract manufacturing partners

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience
  • Required in depth-knowledge of Python and bash terminal usage
  • Additional experience with C/C++, Javascript, or Rust a plus
  • Understanding of continuous integration practices and principles
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Experience working with embedded connected devices and platforms
  • Experience working with sensors or other ICs communicating over SPI, UART and/or I2C
  • Preferred experience with Real-time Operating Systems (RTOS)
  • Preferred experience working with hardware-in-the-loop testing infrastructure and systems
  • Preferred experience with AWS and/or GCP specifically related to cloud storage
  • Preferred passionate for data analysis and visualization

EDUCATION:

  • BS in Computer/Electrical Engineering or related technical field required
  • Master’s degree a plus


JUUL LABS PERKS & BENEFITS:

  • A place to grow your career. We’ll help you set big goals - and exceed them
  • People. Work with talented, committed and supportive teammates
  • Equity and performance bonuses. Every employee is a stakeholder in our success
  • Cell phone subsidy, commuter benefits and discounts on JUUL products
  • Excellent medical, dental and vision, disability, and life insurance, plus family support, wellness, legal, and employee assistance program benefits
  • 401(k) plan with company matching
  • Plus biannual discretionary performance bonuses

Juul Labs is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment for all employees and job applicants, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Juul Labs also complies with applicable employment eligibility verification requirements. All applicants must have the authorization to work for Juul Labs in the country of employment.

SALARY RANGES:
Salary varies by role, level and location, and is dependent on the cost of labor in a given
geographic region among other factors. These ranges may be modified at any time.
SALARY RANGE:
$127,000$175,000 USD