Multiple Engineering Roles at Stpkr Technologies

Stpkr Technologies | Hiring Multiple Roles

Location: Noida, India (Delhi NCR) | ONSITE Source: Hacker News

Stpkr Technologies is hiring for the following roles to build the next generation of wearable devices. We are currently looking for 4 specific roles, but we are also open to interviewing candidates who feel they will do their best work here—even if your skillset or experience doesn't fit the current defined roles. Our current team doesn't fit the conventional mold, and we don't expect our future hires will either.

Work Environment

• Location: Near Noida Sector 18 (walking distance from Sector 18 Metro Station).
• Flexibility: We prefer in-office work, but we are super flexible overall. It is a high-quality work environment.
• Hiring Preference: We prefer current and recent undergraduates. If you are still in college, you are welcome to apply provided you can work as an intern in person. All of our current team started out as interns.
• AI Policy: You should be able to do the work without AI, and much faster with it.

Open Roles

Android Systems Engineer (AOSP/BSP)

• Focus: Everything at the OS layer.
• Requirements: Experience rooting phones, flashing custom ROMs, and fixing Linux. Comfortable in C/C++.
• Stack: Android, Linux, C, C++, Java.
• Bonus: GitHub with kernel-adjacent or LineageOS-type projects.
• Filter: Send us something you built where you had to fight the OS or hardware.

Full-Stack Engineer (Apps + Backend + ML)

• Focus: Everything at the platform layer. Generalist who ships end-to-end.
• Requirements: Ability to build a crude-but-working facial recognition system (camera → model → DB → backend) using existing models.
• Stack: Android, Java, Python, TypeScript.
• Bonus: Experience with weird/constrained hardware or running ML on edge devices.
• Filter: Send the most useful thing you've built and used (no CRUD slop). Even better if you still use it for yourself.

Hardware Engineer - Bring-up/Debug/Integration

• Focus: Take EVT/DVT boards and make them work.
• Requirements: Comfortable with J-Link and IDE debugging, reading schematics, and reference designs. ECE undergrads are welcome.
• Bonus: KiCad/Altium/EasyEDA hobby work; PetaLinux experience or hunger to learn it.
• Filter: Photo of a board you designed or debugged, plus what went wrong.

Hardware Engineer - Power/RF/Wireless

• Focus: Make the power and RF paths behave on EVT/DVT boards.
• Requirements: Hands-on with schematic capture, layout, soldering, scope, and logic analyzer. Ability to take two unknowns, pick one, and start measuring.
• Filter: Sensor fusion work, how noise behaves across protocols, and SPI debug chops.

Founder's Office

• Focus: Work closely with the founder and the team to manage day-to-day and long-term affairs.
• Requirements: Must have a decent degree of technical knowledge and be efficient at administrative tasks and management.
• Attributes: Speed and learning ability are prized; you must be comfortable figuring things out on your own.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Opportunities to earn meaningful equity down the line.

How to Apply

• Contact: arnav@stpkr.in
• Subject Line: "HN - Human"
• Instructions:
  • Include a brief intro for further communication.
  • Attach any documents you deem useful.
  • Include the role you are applying for at the top of the email (or specify the role that fits you best).
• Process: Shortlisting will be online; interviews will be in person. We are hiring quickly—expect to hear back within 2-3 days. If you don't hear back, assume you will not be moving forward.