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# Embedded Software Engineer

- **Company:** ION Recruitment Ltd
- **Location:** Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Embedded Software, Software Engineering, Safety Critical Systems, Information Technology
- **Published:** November 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://ionrecruitment.com/job/embedded-software-engineer-edinburgh/

## About the Role

* Degree in Computer Science or related discipline (or equivalent practical experience)
 * Proven experience developing embedded software in C/C++
 * A careful, methodical approach and genuine pride in craftsmanship

You'll thrive here if you value

 * Formal requirements capture and full traceability
 * Strict adherence to design and coding standards
 * Clear, thorough technical documentation
 * Collaborative design reviews and peer code reviews

What you get A friendly, high-trust team, substantial technical ownership, continuous learning on complex real-world problems, and clear career growth driven by genuine impact - not incremental tasks. Full training and onboarding provided to help you hit the ground running.

## Description

Join a highly skilled engineering team in Edinburgh and take real ownership of the next generation of certified, high-integrity embedded products used worldwide. You'll design and implement embedded software in C/C++ for safety-critical systems - with genuine influence over architecture, quality and delivery. Not a tiny cog. A meaningful part of the system.

This is a role where your decisions count. Quality, reliability and precision define the work, and you'll see the direct impact of everything you build.