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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Embedded Software Designer - **Company:** Kepler Communications - **Location:** UK (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £159,288.0 - £209,288.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, User Authentication, Automation of Tests, Booting (BIOS), Software Quality, Code Review, Computer Networks, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Device Drivers, Linux on Embedded Systems, Embedded Software, FreeRTOS, Hardware Interface Design, Hardware Security Module, Key Management, Routing, Network Protocols, Software Architecture, Real-Time Operating Systems, Software Engineering, Software Requirements Analysis, Systems Architecture, Systems Integration, Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, Verilog, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Serial Peripheral Interface, Concurrency, Reliability of Systems, Git, Yocto, Information Technology, Build Tools, U-Boot, Software Version Control, Data Pipelines - **Published:** May 15, 2026 - **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=3c425d7738e9c210 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Verilog?, Do you have a Master's degree?, * 3+ years of experience developing embedded software for complex, high-reliability systems * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience * Strong software engineering fundamentals, including system design, debugging, testing, performance analysis, and maintainable code development * Proficiency in C/C++ for embedded systems, including concurrency, interrupt handling, memory-mapped peripherals, and hardware communication interfaces such as SPI, I2C, UART, and CAN * Experience developing software for embedded Linux and/or RTOS environments, including familiarity with build systems such as Yocto/OpenEmbedded and operating systems such as FreeRTOS * Experience developing low-level embedded Linux components including kernel modules, device drivers, and device tree integrations * Experience developing and maintaining automated test frameworks, validation tooling, or hardware/software integration test environments * Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across software, hardware, and operations teams * Proficiency with modern software development workflows and tools, including Git-based version control and code review practices Bonus Points: * Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field * Experience developing software for aerospace applications * Experience implementing embedded security solutions such as secure boot, hardware security modules (HSMs), certificate/key management, authentication, or encrypted communications * Familiarity with Linux networking concepts and infrastructure, including routing, interfaces, netlink, or packet-processing pipelines * Experience developing multi-stage bootloaders * Strong knowledge of computer networking and modern networking protocols * Experience with RTL (Verilog and/or VHDL) and embedded SoCs ## Description We're on the hunt for a top-tier Embedded Software Engineer. Your focus will be on software development and maintenance required for both space and ground-based assets for a growing fleet of spacecraft. 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