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# Senior Embedded Software Engineer

- **Company:** Platform Recruitment
- **Location:** Saint Ives, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £60,000.0 - £70,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** ARM Architecture, C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Communications Protocols, Linux, Embedded Software, Firmware, Python (Programming Language), Real-Time Operating Systems, RS-232, Software Engineering, Bare Metal
- **Published:** July 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=2897875778-2

## About the Role

* 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

## Description

* 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


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