Operating System Architect

Hark is an artificial intelligence company building advanced, personalized intelligence. The Principal Embedded OS Architect will own the operating system strategy and software architecture across the consumer electronics portfolio, leading technical decisions and ensuring alignment across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities:

• Define and evolve the embedded operating system architecture and platform strategy across the product portfolio
• Navigate tradeoffs across performance, power, schedule, and scalability, while ensuring rock-solid product dependability
• Lead cross-functional software teams through full product lifecycles — from NPI bring-up and proto builds, validation build milestones through production ramp and sustaining engineering
• Drive technical decisions across every layer of the stack (BSP, kernel, middleware, services, application frameworks) with a focus on creating an AI-first platform foundation
• Establish architectural standards, design review processes, and technical roadmaps that enable the team to ship on time without accumulating structural debt