What firmware engineers are paid, what to name in the advert, and who you are up against — from the adverts on Edge Computing Jobs, not a survey. Looking for the roles themselves? See Firmware Engineer jobs.
The range employers advertised for firmware engineers on Edge Computing Jobs over the last 12 months, base salary only, across 25 priced adverts. Adverts that state a salary get more applications than those that hide it, and a figure at or above the midpoint is the single cheapest thing you can do for the response.
A fully remote role draws the whole country and can pay a little under the London figure; an anchored one competes locally and cannot.
Building from nothing is worth more to the right person than running what exists, and they will ask which it is.
A strong lead in the team is worth thousands on the offer; without one, expect to pay for that experience directly.
The skills firmware engineers on Edge Computing Jobs are actually being asked for, by how often they appear in adverts for the role over the last 12 months. Candidates search by these words; an advert that uses them is the one they find.
Three live adverts for the role, as candidates see them. How rivals pitch it is worth a look before you write yours.
Futures
Hands-on design role developing embedded software in C within a multidisciplinary firmware team, working on microcontrollers and microprocessors for products used across many industries. Involves application-based software development and software testing, with the chance to grow quickly in a market-leading electronics business.
TRIA
Hands-on role spanning embedded firmware in C/C++ and electronics design, including schematics, PCBs, and hardware/firmware integration. You'll develop control systems, integrate sensors and microcontrollers, and support products from prototype through to production, working with manufacturers and external suppliers in a growing start-up.
STM32
Vector Recruitment
Design and develop embedded firmware for battery-powered IoT wearable devices, working across the full product lifecycle from prototyping to mass production. The role involves low-level drivers, wireless protocol stacks (BLE, WiFi, Cellular) and RTOS environments like FreeRTOS or Zephyr, within a collaborative R&D team.
FreeRTOS · Zephyr · ThreadX +7
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