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# Junior Software Developer - Device

- **Company:** One Big Circle
- **Location:** Bristol, UK
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Salary:** £26,500.0 - £30,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), C (Programming Language), Arduino, C++ (Programming Language), Linux, Firmware, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, Home Automation, Internet Protocol, Python (Programming Language), Smart Devices, System Programming, Data Logging, PIC Microcontroller, Programming Languages
- **Published:** July 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=17530df118402f57

## About the Role

We're looking for someone with a strong interest in edge devices and embedded systems, low-level software development, and hardware integration. You don't need to know everything from day one, but curiosity, a willingness to learn, and a hands-on mindset are key., You are someone who enjoys learning new skills, finding out things and also learning from mistakes. We'd like you to be reliable, curious, and ready to deal with problems and get them solved. We strongly encourage those from under-represented groups to be confident in applying to us.

You do not need to have any formal experience working in software, but you should be able to demonstrate your interest by having done something or worked on a 'passion project' yourself. You might have built a home automation controller, a robot, or a data logger or similar, using microcontrollers, Arduino or Pi, or some other relevant activity. You should have some familiarity with at least one general purpose programming language.

You will also be keen to contribute ideas to both the business development and the social side of the company.

## Description

* You will help create and test software and firmware within a skilled team that likes getting things done.
 * You will learn a range of current and new technologies from experienced software and hardware engineers.
 * You will be given increasing responsibility for elements of each project as you continue to prove yourself.

There is significant scope to adapt the exact role to your skills and interests, but you will spend time developing, integrating and testing embedded applications with a wide range of hardware, under the supervision and guidance of senior engineers.

You'll gain experience of a range of relevant technologies such as:

 * Python, C, C++
 * Microcontrollers and FPGA
 * Linux
 * IP networking
 * Integration of visible-spectrum, thermal, and other specialist imaging and sensor technologies


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