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# Embedded Software Engineer

- **Company:** ENTERPRISE RECRUITMENT
- **Location:** Cambridge, UK
- **Salary:** £70,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Linux, Linux on Embedded Systems, Embedded Software, Real-Time Operating Systems, Software Engineering, State Machines, Yocto, Bare Metal
- **Published:** August 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.co.uk/jobad/gbd2183d92fcef25fc127a3ec1fd8ba46a

## About the Role

* Strong experience in embedded Linux development, including Yocto and custom image builds
 * Solid understanding of device trees, kernel-space and user-space development
 * A genuine interest in working within a consultancy environment with varied challenges

Desirable Experience

 * Real-time development in C/C++
 * Broader embedded expertise: RTOS, bare-metal, hardware interfacing, DSP, protocols, or state machines

## Description

Join a world-class engineering consultancy renowned for delivering innovative, high-impact solutions across industries including defence, medical, industrial, and communications. If you're an Embedded Software Engineer who thrives on variety, challenge, and solving complex problems, this is an opportunity to work at the cutting edge of engineering innovation.
What You'll Be Doing

 * Contributing to projects from concept through to delivery across multiple sectors
 * Developing software for embedded Linux systems (including Arm-based SoCs)
 * Building and maintaining custom Linux images using Yocto
 * Diagnosing and resolving complex system-level issues


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