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# Senior Firmware Engineer

- **Company:** Talentedge Recruitment Limited
- **Location:** Greater London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £75,000.0 - £90,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Artificial Intelligence, Bluetooth, Booting (BIOS), CMake, Embedded Software, Fault Tolerance, Firmware, FreeRTOS, Real-Time Operating Systems, Wi-Fi Technology, Backend, Build Tools
- **Published:** September 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2840573595-senior-firmware-engineer

## About the Role

* 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)

## 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.


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