> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/2206592-software-team-lead-c](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/2206592-software-team-lead-c). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md).

---

# Software Team Lead - C++

- **Company:** ECM Selection Limited
- **Location:** Cambridge, UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £65,000.0 - £80,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Eclipse (Software), Embedded C, Linux on Embedded Systems, Embedded Software, Firmware, Microsoft Visual Studio, Toolchain, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Multithreading, Software Coding, C++14
- **Published:** August 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.ecmselection.co.uk/register/25868

## About the Role

This role will suit a bright and enthusiastic engineer with an excellent technical degree, in addition to a very strong skill set including:

 * Good understanding of C++ 14 and an interest in the later features of the language
 * Strong embedded software development knowledge
 * Awareness of SoC technologies and software for resource constrained systems
 * Sufficient exposure to embedded Linux systems
 * Ideally you will also be able to write the software interfaces to hardware in C or assembler

## Description

Keywords: Principal C++ Engineer, Firmware, SoC, C++ 14, C++ 17, C++ 20, C, MS Visual Studio, Eclipse toolchain, Embedded Linux, Multithreaded software, Cambridge.


## Related Videos

- [Code to Road in < 12 hours](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1082-code-to-road-in-12-hours)
- [Speeding up Web Apps performance with WebAssembly and Emscripten](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1985-speeding-up-web-apps-performance-with-webassembly-and-emscripten)
- [Playing Pong on a shoulder press machine](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100140-playing-pong-on-a-shoulder-press-machine)
- [More efficient software for more efficient microchips](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1164-more-efficient-software-for-more-efficient-microchips)
- [The Power of Developer Communities](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1109-the-power-of-developer-communities)
- [Agent Smith Gets Hardware: Autonomous IoT Hacking From Debug Port to Cloud API](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100258-agent-smith-gets-hardware-autonomous-iot-hacking-from-debug-port-to-cloud-api)

## Related Articles

- [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs)
- [Where to Find Entry-Level Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/397-where-to-find-entry-level-software-engineering-jobs)
- [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs)
- [Is Software Engineering Hard?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/448-is-software-engineering-hard)
- [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated)
- [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers)