Halter
Firmware Engineer (Auckland)
The future of food production hinges on an important question: How do we feed the world’s growing population without compromising our natural resources? Farmers feed our population and hold the keys to vital climate solutions. At Halter, we’re on a mission to enable farmers to run the most productive and sustainable farms. Farmers are using Halter to break free from the time-intensive constraints of conventional farming. They’re growing more grass, increasing milk production and improving the health and wellbeing of their cows.
We bridge deep tech into farming. Halter enables farmers to remotely shift, virtually fence and proactively monitor their cows’ health and behaviour. Can you imagine watching 500 dairy cows turn in unison and walk calmly towards the milking shed? No quad bikes, no dogs, no fences. Just a mob of cows walking at their own pace. People say it looks like magic. Our customers are revolutionizing farming with Halter. It's changing lives and transforming an industry.
People join Halter because they want to do meaningful work. By joining us you’ll be solving challenging problems within a talented team and a culture built for high performance. Our team out-think, out-work and out-care. We’re committed to delivering real change in the world - this isn’t easy, and in truth, we love that it’s hard. We’re backed to deliver on a mission that matters by Tier 1 investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, DCVC, Blackbird, Promus Ventures, Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck and Icehouse ventures.
About the role
Are you interested in literally watching over the lives of millions of cows? Does the thought of working with world-class firmware engineers excite you? Are you up for a challenge of building highly available, real-time embedded applications to operate in ever-changing environments? We are looking for engineers to develop cutting-edge solutions for our solar-powered smart cow collars. These are engineers who are curious and always looking to learn and grow. Engineers who are never satisfied with just the status quo, but caring about doing the little things right. We want engineers who have an unwavering passion for technology. We are after those who love both working autonomously and collaborating with others to come up with the best possible solutions and can get stuff done simply, quickly and efficiently. Engineers that can make smart and deliberate decisions to hit our challenging timelines will also thrive in our incredible organization. You will be working in a first-class team who are passionate in what they do. Emerging from the likes of Tesla, Trademe, Emirates Team New Zealand etc, we are a forward-thinking team who enjoys making a difference and improving the lives of people, animals and the environment everyday. Our knowledge-share and collaborative approach is paramount to our success and engrained in our work ethic and our awesome product. Engineers who are interested in adding value in our journey will undoubtedly thrive here at Halter.
What your day could look like:
- Hands on full stack development delivering tested and reliable software through to production
- Take ownership of key business outcomes as required and work with other teams across the business to ensure a successful result
- Foster a cross functional agile team environment by encouraging cross-pollination of roles, challenging the team to continuously inspect and improve, and encouraging collaboration and task sharing
- Input into all firmware design decisions and technical direction
- Contribute to the high level systems architecture and help to ensure the architectural vision is carried out by the various development teams
- Develop build systems, test automation, and other tools to enable efficient firmware development and rapid iteration
- Maintain high levels of communication with fellow engineers and other teams about product requirements, timelines, risks, and priorities
- Bring new technical insights and best practices from the industry into the company, so we can continually learn and grow
- Assisting with the hiring, training and mentoring of firmware personnel to help build and grow a world-class engineering team
What we are looking for:
- An excellent track record working as a Firmware Engineer, with examples of outcomes that you have accomplished and feel meaningful for you
- Experience working in an Agile development practice, in a cross-functional development team
- Someone who is product oriented and cares deeply about customer experience, being able to solve real-life customer problems
- Experience with the following technologies will be needed, and we’ll help the right person get up to speed: C, C++, Python, Git
Why our team loves working at Halter:
- A genuine and shared connection to our mission to make a difference in the world.
- The excitement, risk, and reward of a high-growth technology scale-up.
- The pride of joining an iconic New Zealand technology company growing successfully on the global stage.
- The opportunity to work with and grow together with an enthusiastic, and highly gifted team with diverse backgrounds.
- The opportunity to supercharge your career in a supportive and caring environment.
- Our ideas are truly valued, we are able to move fast, and our impact is real.
- State-of-the-art, dog-friendly office that’s been thoughtfully designed right in the heart of Auckland city.
- Delicious snacks and drinks are available for your daily flow.
- Healthy body, healthy mind. We’re partnered with Southern Cross Health Insurance to support your well-being.
- We offer 6 months of fully paid parental leave for primary caregivers, 4 weeks of fully paid secondary caregiver leave and many other parental benefits that support you and your family.
- Our personal growth is important. Halter offers an annual $1000 self-development budget to be used for anything that fuels personal growth.
- Our time to recharge is valued, we’re offered wellness leave and unlimited paid annual leave.
- We offer an inclusive and attractive remuneration package made up of salary, benefits and an employee stock ownership plan.
Halter is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace — a place where we can each be ourselves and do the best work of our lives. Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the requirements, women and under-represented groups of candidates tend to only apply when they meet every requirement. If you think you have what it takes but don’t necessarily tick every requirement on this job description, please still get in touch and apply to Halter. We’d love to chat to see if you’ll be an epic fit!
Our Office First Approach
We do have flexible working hours and you can work from home when you need to but we encourage our team to be in the office as much as you can.
We have an office-first approach because we would like to keep the opportunity for teams to have spontaneous interactions which in turn has allowed our team at Halter to foster strong relationships. Stronger relationships make it easier to disagree, give feedback, do meaningful work and as a result be higher performing as a team.
Join our team
If this opportunity sounds like you, please apply below by sending through your cover letter explaining why you’re excited about this role and working at Halter, along with your CV, and we’ll be in touch!
Please also feel free to check out the careers and culture page for more information on working at Halter and don't forget to follow us on LinkedIn & Instagram.
Halter combines their smart cow collar with an app that enables farmers to shift and manage their herd remotely, set up virtual fences and monitor the health of their herd.
- Founded
- Founded 2016
- Employees
- 11-50 employees
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Total raised
- $8M raised
Firmware Engineer