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    Senior Embedded Software Engineer

    Technology
    Platform Recruitment
    Cambridgeshire, St. Ives
    Permanent
    £60 - £70/hr
    Hybrid

    Job Description

    Senior Embedded Software Engineer £60-70k St. Ives

    If you want to develop yourself from a Senior to a Lead engineer with a leading company developing extremely precise systems. This is the role for you.

    Platform Recruitment is partnered with a global leader in extremely responsive control software for industrial automation, looking for a Senior Embedded Software Engineer.

    You ll be responsible for developing firmware & software, leading the software development team, and innovating the next generation of concepts.

    Responsibilities as an Embedded Software Engineer:

    • Design, develop, optimise, and thoroughly test firmware and software for execution on bare-metal processors and embedded Linux/RTOS platforms

    • Lead a cross-functional team of hardware and software engineers to define the requirements and lead the software development life cycle

    Requirements:

    • Proven experience in leading firmware development for bare-metal and Linux/RTOS-based systems, with high proficiency in high-performance C/C++.

    • Extensive knowledge of various communication protocols (e.g., TCP/UDP, SPI/I2C, CAN, RS232)

    • High-level familiarity with electronics/schematics, and strong numerical/analytical skills

    Desirable skills for an Embedded Software Engineer:

    • Experience developing on Arm Cortex platforms utilising either RTOS or bare metal

    • Working knowledge of embedded security

    • Experience with other embedded or high-level prototyping languages such as Rust, C#, or Python

    Apply now to develop the next generation of high-precision control software!

    Platform Recruitment: Platform recruitment covers a wide range of IT and Engineering positions, including C++, Embedded, Electronics, Mechanical, DevOps, Cloud, Support, Project Management, Technical Sales, and more.

    Posted on August 12, 2026

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