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# Embedded Software Engineer

- **Company:** ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT
- **Location:** Cambridge, UK
- **Salary:** £45,000.0 - £70,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Automation of Tests, Encodings, Cyber Security, Continuous Integration, Linux, Device Drivers, Linux on Embedded Systems, Embedded Software, Network Protocols, Data Streaming, TCP/IP, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Multithreading, Linux Development, Information Technology, Decoding
- **Published:** August 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.enterpriserecruitment.com/job-search/7051-embedded-software-engineer/embedded/cambridgeshire/apply

## About the Role

I'm not an engineer myself but have a BSc in Computer Science so have a technical understanding. Feel free to send your CV and I can match you to our other suitable roles. I specialise in recruiting software and electronic engineers for technology companies throughout the UK.

## Description

If you are an embedded software engineer that enjoys working on real products, close to hardware, and want to see your work go from code to manufacturing on-site, this could be a great fit.

The embedded team is expanding as they build out the next generation of their platform, consolidating codebases, moving to new hardware, meeting new cybersecurity and multimedia requirements. It's varied, hands-on embedded work with plenty of technical depth.

There is lots of variety and depending on your skills and interests you could work on porting existing embedded software to new hardware, integrating a modern Linux environment, adding cybersecurity features, complex networking, video codecs, rendering technology and more.

Although they have a hybrid work policy (2 days from home) and flexible start times, most of the interesting work happens in the office where you'll integrate with physical equipment, hardware engineers, firmware and test teams.
Embedded Software Engineer essential requirements:

 + Embedded C
 + Real-time embedded development
 + Linux development (ideally kernel, drivers, configuration)
 + Comfortable working hands-on with hardware

Embedded Software Engineer DESIRABLE skills:

 + Multimedia, encoding/decoding, streaming
 + Networking protocols, TCP/IP
 + Cybersecurity
 + USB, HDMI, DisplayPort, serial, audio
 + Porting
 + Continuous integration / automated testing
 + Multi-threaded or multi-process applications
 + Device Drivers


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