KORG berlin is a transdisciplinary team of ten people designing new musical instruments.
As a company within the KORG group, we share the passion for sound, while also having the autonomy to do it differently.
Led by Tatsuya Takahashi since 2020, KORG berlin strives to make the most exciting music-making tools to carry your voice.
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KORG IDS
Full-Time
Onsite in Kreuzberg, Berlin
beginning as early as July 2026
Applications open until 31.05.2026
KORG IDS (Innovation & Design Studio) is a newly formed transdisciplinary team split between Berlin and Tokyo designing new musical instruments for KORG. We are currently eleven people, and are known to most under our previous alias KORG berlin.
We are actively building a team to design and engineer a completely new series of products.
An Embedded Software Engineer to join this team.
Responsibilities will include:
_Architecture, design and development of embedded systems for musical instruments from concept to mass production.
_Design, implementation and testing of embedded software.
_Design and implementation of software tools that aid manufacturing and testing of musical instruments.
_Collaborating closely with electrical and mechanical engineers to bring prototypes and products to life.
We are looking for an individual with:
_A love for music and musical instruments.
_A commitment to making music creation accessible to all ages.
_Experience with designing embedded architectures for mass production products.
_Experience with implementing software for mass market release.
_Bare metal experience with common embedded MCU architectures, i.e. ARM32, 8/16-bit RISC architectures.
_Experience with real time and Linux embedded operating systems.
_Experience tracking and maintaining software projects in git.
_Knowledge of common board level protocols i.e. I2C, SPI, UART, USB, Serial Audio.
_A good understanding of digital signal processing.
_An understanding of electronics, to aid close co-operation with the electrical engineers.
_A structured, proactive way of working with good attention to detail.
_Motivation and curiosity to acquire skills and knowledge outside of your core competencies.
_A strong sense of project ownership and follow-through.
If you’re at Superbooth this year, come talk to us and drop your application into our on-site mailbox. If that doesn’t work for you, you can also apply digitally by emailing [email protected] with the subject “[Application] Embedded Software Engineer”.
Your application should include:
_Short introduction to yourself
_A project that you loved working on or a work sample of any kind
_A picture of your working desk or working setup
_Your CV
We look forward to getting to know you!
_This team was founded on the basis of learning and exploration. If you’re excited about the role but don’t tick every box, we’d still love to hear from you.
_We especially welcome applications from people who bring perspectives that are not yet widely represented in our team.
_Prior to your application, please read our COE.