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# Senior Software Engineer - MCU

- **Company:** Kinneir Dufort
- **Location:** Stoke Gifford, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £73,954.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** ARM Architecture, Booting (BIOS), C++ (Programming Language), Cyber Security, Linux, Firmware, MISRA C (C Programming Language), Secure Coding, Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, Real Time Systems
- **Published:** September 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2852288348-senior-software-engineer-mcu

## About the Role

* Proven experience with ARM Cortex-M or equivalent.
 * Strong C/C++ in embedded, real-time contexts.
 * Experience in quality-controlled or safety-critical environments.

Desirable:

 * STM32, bootloaders, MISRA, UART/SPI/I2C/CAN.

## Description

You will lead the design and delivery of microcontroller (MCU) firmware for real-time systems, owning technical decisions and collaborating across hardware, Linux, UI, connectivity and test to integrate complete solutions., * Design and implement MCU firmware aligned to system and security architecture.

 * Own technical design of MCU subsystems.
 * Develop and review embedded C/C++ for real-time systems.
 * Collaborate with hardware and software peers.
 * Champion coding standards and secure development.


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