Senior Firmware Engineer

Talentedge Recruitment Limited

Greater London, UK

27 days ago

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Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Compensation

£75,000.0 - £90,000.0

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

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Tech stack

Clean Code Principles Artificial Intelligence Bluetooth Booting (BIOS) CMake Embedded Software Fault Tolerance Firmware FreeRTOS Real-Time Operating Systems Wi-Fi Technology Backend

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Job description

Firmware development in C/C++ on NXP i.MX RT (480MHz Cortex-M7) platforms
Design and implementation of critical systems, including Over-the-air update infrastructure, Bluetooth audio (A2DP / AVRCP), Wi-Fi connectivity and device provisioning, Bootloaders and persistent state management, Audio DSP integration
Ensuring production-grade stability, performance, and fault tolerance
Close collaboration with mobile, web, backend, and hardware teams to deliver cohesive end-to-end experiences
Supporting device certification and production readiness, including FCC / CE compliance
Providing technical leadership, architectural direction, and high-quality code review within the embedded domain, The company is emerging from a period of stability, but with major next-generation products planned for 2026, and this role will be central to shaping the technical direction and execution of those devices.

Requirements

Senior-level embedded firmware experience, ideally in consumer electronics (Audio would be even better)
Strong C & C++ skills on resource-constrained systems
Experience with FreeRTOS or comparable RTOS environments
Hands-on work with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi stacks
Familiarity with embedded build systems such as CMake
A strong engineering mindset around reliability, resilience, and real-world failure modes, * Audio, DSP, or media-related systems is HUGELY desirable
Shipping hardware products at scale
OTA update systems and secure firmware pipelines
Certification processes (FCC, CE, or similar)