Edge Computing Jobs

NXP Semiconductors · Gratkorn, Austria

Designs and implements secure cryptographic libraries resistant to physical and logical attacks, including post-quantum algorithms, on ARM Cortex-M and RISC-V platforms. Develops software countermeasures against side-channel analysis and fault injection, collaborating with security architects, firmware teams and evaluation groups, and supporting certification activities.

NXP Semiconductors · Bucharest, Romania

Designs and implements cross-platform cryptographic algorithms, including post-quantum cryptography, plus software countermeasures against side-channel and fault-injection attacks. Works with security architects, OS/firmware and evaluation teams on embedded C/Assembly for ARM Cortex-M and RISC-V, supporting certification and security evaluations.

Platform Recruitment · Northampton · £45,000 – £55,000 pa

Design and develop end-to-end intelligent imaging and connected systems, spanning embedded software, Linux-based edge computing, and cloud integration. Work across the full product lifecycle to build robust solutions integrating cameras, sensors, and hardware into real-world deployed systems. Contribute to system architecture and adopt modern tools, including AI-assisted development workflows.

Platform Recruitment · Cambridge · £65,000 – £75,000 pa

Develops custom Embedded Linux platforms using Yocto, working at kernel, driver and system level on Arm-based hardware, including board bring-up, debugging and performance optimisation. Also builds software for RTOS, MCU and bare-metal systems, collaborating with FPGA and electronics teams across defence, medical and industrial consultancy projects. Technical variety is central, with periods split between Linux-focused work and wider embedded development.

Redline Group · Luton · £50,000 – £70,000 pa

Design and develop application software and embedded firmware in C and C++ for future products, while supporting and enhancing an existing product portfolio. Day-to-day work includes FreeRTOS-based real-time firmware, direct hardware and sensor interfacing, microcontroller peripherals, and system integration, debugging and testing alongside cross-functional engineering teams. Products are safety-critical and life-saving, with flexible/hybrid working from Rochester, Kent.

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions · Cheshire · £70,000 – £85,000 pa

Lead the device-side firmware build for intelligent connected hardware used at the edge of the energy grid, owning low-level problems such as SPI bus behaviour, cross-processor timing, tight memory footprints and radio coexistence. Work across ESP32, RP2040 and STM32 class parts with FreeRTOS, embedded C/C++, MQTT with mutual TLS and Modbus, setting standards and mentoring a small, senior team.

Cambridge Consultants · United Kingdom

A 12-week summer placement split between an internal development project and live client work, covering PCB-level circuit design, simulation, lab validation, field experiments and system modelling. You join a close-knit multi-disciplinary team in a consultancy setting with in-house prototype PCB manufacturing, EMC and antenna test facilities.

Zenovo · Nottinghamshire · £65,000 pa

Hands-on senior role developing secure, network-connected embedded products from concept to production. You'll write production-quality embedded C/C++ for real-time systems, implement HTTPS/TLS and cybersecurity features, build low-level drivers, and work with ARM Cortex-M and RTOS. Sits within a multidisciplinary team spanning firmware, hardware, test and compliance in an Agile environment.

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions · York · £50,000 – £60,000 pa

Owns the software side of new measurement devices across the full design lifecycle, from concept to finished product. Writes efficient Embedded C in bare-metal environments on ARM, NXP and Atmel microprocessors, implementing RS232 and RS485 protocols. Joins a newly formed R&D team in York, shaping tools, processes and technology choices alongside hardware engineers.

Cambridge Consultants · United Kingdom

A 12-week paid summer placement split between an internal RF development project and live client work, covering RF circuit design, simulation, testing and measurement alongside experienced engineers. Based in Cambridge with access to in-house labs including PCB prototyping, EMC and antenna test facilities, working in close-knit multi-disciplinary teams.

Pure Resourcing Solutions · Cambridge · £120,000 pa

Owns the entire software function of a long-established Cambridge hardware business, covering embedded Linux on FPGA SoCs, x86 Linux application software, build systems, CI/CD and test. Leads software managers and team leads across UK and offshore teams, sitting on the Engineering Management team and reporting to the VP Engineering. Mandate to review practices, improve delivery speed and predictability, and unify several established teams into one group with shared ways of working.

Zenovo · United Kingdom · £55,000 pa

Design, develop, test and maintain embedded software in C/C++ for microcontrollers, microprocessors and embedded Linux systems, including PIC and STM32. Work with Linux kernels, bootloaders, device drivers and BSPs, using Yocto to build custom distributions, and collaborate with hardware engineers on bring-up and debugging via UART, SPI, I2C and Ethernet.

Spectrum IT Recruitment · Oxfordshire · £40,000 – £60,000 pa

Design and develop safety-critical embedded software for next-generation autonomous systems, working within a specialist team and contributing to software architecture. Requires a strong embedded background in C or C++ and experience with real-time systems, ideally in regulated aerospace, defence or automotive environments.

CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler · Merseyside · £480 – £500 pd

Owns the target architecture and design authority for an enterprise Factory Edge hosting service, defining reference architectures, reusable site patterns and guardrails across VMs, Kubernetes, MES/UNS and AI/GPU workloads. Acts as design authority across infrastructure, cloud, networking, security and OT, assessing platforms such as Azure Local, Dell NativeEdge and Nutanix.

CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler · Merseyside · £480 – £500 pd

Owns the network architecture and connectivity patterns that integrate edge computing platforms into factory IT and OT environments. Designs LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, segmentation, firewalls and resilience standards, producing reusable blueprints, HLDs and LLDs for repeatable deployment across multiple manufacturing sites.