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# Embedded Software Engineer

- **Company:** ECM Selection Limited
- **Location:** Cambridge, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £70,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Linux, Embedded Software, Linux Commands, Network Service, Video Encoding, Information Technology
- **Published:** August 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.ecmselection.co.uk/register/25451

## About the Role

As a Senior Embedded Software Engineer, you would be working on a range of popular consumer products to ensure they remain competitive in a fast-evolving industry. If you enjoy working with target hardware on your desk and seeing your work come to life in a tangible form, then this role is for you.

You'll be happy continuously pushing your own limits, taking ownership of development tasks and using your own insights to come up with creative solutions, learning new technologies and skills as required.

You would need:

 * Significant commercial experience developing embedded solutions in C or C++
 * Excellent Linux command line skills, knowledge of the Linux operating system, and the practicalities of creating software to run under Linux
 * Demonstrable knowledge of network communication protocols and audio/video encoding formats
 * A 1st or 2.1 in Computer Science, or similarly applicable subject from a good university
 * Full right to work in the UK without sponsorship, restrictions, or time limit



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