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# embedded software engineer

- **Company:** IC Resources
- **Location:** Stevenage, UK
- **Salary:** £60,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Communications Protocols, Software Debugging, Embedded Software, Ethernet, Firmware, PCI Express, Software Engineering, Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, UML, Serial Peripheral Interface, Real Time Systems, Safety Critical Systems
- **Published:** September 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.co.uk/job/gb03b302c2acef76cecef7eed1f33634b1/eaa

## About the Role

For this Embedded Software Engineer role, we are looking for someone with:

 * Proven experience developing hard real-time embedded software
 * Strong C programming skills
 * Experience with embedded communication protocols such as SPI, UART, Ethernet or PCIe
 * Experience with embedded software architecture and design
 * Familiarity with software design methodologies such as UML
 * Strong understanding of system performance, integration and debugging
 * Experience across the full software development lifecycle
 * A proactive, collaborative approach to working within multidisciplinary engineering teams

PLEASE NOTE - ALL CANDIDATES WILL UNDERGO SC CHECKS OF BPSS AS MINIMUM
What next?
If you're an embedded software engineer with strong C and hard real-time experience looking to work on complex, safety-critical systems, then please apply today to learn more!



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