Job brief: Embedded Software Engineer - Entry Level

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• Listed on Formlabs's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (4 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-07.
• The apply link opens careers.formlabs.com, the address Formlabs's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $110,000 to $140,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Boston, MA · Somerville, Massachusetts
• Posted: 2026-05-08 · over 60 days ago

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Entry level. The title says "Entry Level".

Must have

• 401K matching with no vesting or tenure requirement

Conditions

• We’re a team of hands-on builders, engineers, and innovators reinventing how the world makes physical things. If you’re ready to shape the future of fabrication, come build it wit…
• Our software is integral to ensuring exceptional experiences with our products as it bridges the transition from digital models to beautiful physical form in 3D printing.
• One-of-a-kind activities and events like monthly socials, the annual weekend summer camp, a can’t-miss company hackathon, and lots of other social opportunities

Main duties

• Architect code that your fellow software engineers are excited to use and re-use
• 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.

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for software engineer jobs in Boston, MA: $194k a year (85 listings, 10 employers). This listing is 36% lower.
• Across Formlabs's 183 open listings, 25% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Formlabs hires

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