Edge Computing Jobs

• London
• Senior

Join the Workers Runtime team to build and improve the runtime that executes customer code at the edge, focusing on performance, reliability, and scale. You'll expand JavaScript and WebAssembly support, own production code, and debug issues in a large-scale distributed system within a fast-paced, iterative incubation team.

V8 · SpiderMonkey · JavaScriptCore +3

• London
• Senior

Own and operate Quicksilver, a globally distributed key-value store serving billions of keys per second across 500+ data centres. You'll write features in Go and C, improve performance and monitoring, and handle the full stack from testing and deployment to on-call debugging of tricky, hard-to-reproduce issues.

Go · C

• Cambridge
• £40,000 – £80,000 pa

Designs and develops software applications and control algorithms in C#/C++ and embedded C, integrating software with hardware, robotics and electronics platforms. Works alongside electronics, mechanical and systems engineers on client projects for global brands and startups, with rapid merit-based progression. Regulated-industry and medical-device standards experience is desirable.

C# · C++ · C +7

• Romsey
• Hybrid
• £60,000 – £65,000 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Develops real-time embedded C/C++ software for DSP-based consumer electronics, including processing chain components prototyped in MATLAB and low-level drivers for DSP and PCB peripherals. Works closely with firmware, electronics and product teams on prototype bring-up, debugging and testing, with peer code reviews and technical documentation.

MATLAB · Git · Jira +2

• Cheltenham
• Hybrid
• £60,000 pa
• Mid-level

Develops embedded firmware in C for next-generation traffic signal systems, including a new product platform. Works with microcontrollers, RTOS and bare-metal systems, translating requirements into practical software and producing test plans and documentation. Collaborates closely with hardware and software engineers, with scope to influence technical decisions and architecture.

STM32 · PIC32

• Cambridge
• £58,000 pa
• Permanent

Develops and tests onboard software for autonomous mobile robots and the fleet management system, including vision processing, localisation and multi-robot path planning. Splits time between ROS 2 development in C++ and Python and on-site support of live operations at Nuneaton, working with CANopen, MQTT and WebSocket integrations.

ROS · ROS 2 · SocketCAN +7

• Normanton
• Hybrid
• £50,000 – £60,000 pa
• Mid-level

Design, develop and maintain embedded software for ARM-based connected products, working close to hardware with real-time operating systems such as Zephyr or FreeRTOS. You will implement wireless protocols including Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and Zigbee, write maintainable C code with MISRA in mind, and build Linux test simulations, collaborating with hardware engineers and solution consultants on requirements and system architecture.

Zephyr · FreeRTOS · ARM +6

• Birmingham
• Hybrid
• £45,000 – £60,000 pa
• Mid-level

Hands-on embedded role building and maintaining Yocto-based Linux distributions and writing firmware for microcontrollers, bare metal or FreeRTOS. Work spans the stack from bootloader and kernel drivers down to real-time firmware, plus supporting products in the field. Projects cover medical, smart home, energy, defence, communications and scientific sectors, with close client contact.

Embedded Linux · Yocto · FreeRTOS +2

• United Kingdom
• Hybrid
• £55,000 pa
• Senior

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.

PIC · STM32 · Yocto +7

• Cambridge
• £70,000 pa
• Mid-level

Develops software for embedded Linux systems on Arm-based SoCs, building and maintaining custom Linux images with Yocto and resolving complex system-level issues. Works within an engineering consultancy on varied projects spanning defence, medical, industrial and communications, contributing from concept through to delivery. Desirable skills include real-time C/C++, RTOS, bare-metal and hardware interfacing.

Linux · Yocto · Arm +1

• Shipley
• Hybrid
• £40,000 – £50,000 pa
• Senior

Lead the development of embedded systems, designing complex software for real-time control and IoT connectivity across several product lines. Work hands-on in embedded C/C++ on ARM Cortex and RTOS/bare-metal, reviewing code, improving performance and mentoring engineers alongside hardware colleagues in an agile team, taking products from concept to production.

FreeRTOS · STM32 · Ethernet +7

• Cheltenham
• On-site
• £40,000 – £55,000 pa
• Mid-level

Develops low-level embedded software and works closely with the hardware/software interface, using Embedded C on ARM and PIC microcontrollers in bare-metal and RTOS environments. Projects span early-stage and upcoming greenfield work involving wireless and comms protocols, within a security and surveillance business. Requires eligibility for SC or BPSS clearance.

ARM · PIC · RTOS

• United Kingdom
• Mid-level

Work as part of a multi-disciplinary technical team on client assignments across consumer, industrial, and defence markets. Design and implement embedded systems, including C software for embedded targets, SystemVerilog for FPGAs, PCB design, and analogue/digital hardware testing, while interacting directly with clients from requirements capture to handover.

SystemVerilog · FPGA · DSP

• Cambridge
• £50,000 – £65,000 pa
• Mid-level

Develop embedded software in C for Linux-based systems and ARM microcontrollers, working hands-on with hardware interfaces and debugging tools. Collaborate with a global team on connectivity products spanning radio frequency, fibre optics and low frequency for telecoms, transport and industrial sectors.

Linux · ARM

• Birmingham
• Hybrid
• Mid-level

Builds and maintains Yocto-based Linux distributions, writes and debugs firmware for microcontrollers (bare metal or FreeRTOS), and works across the stack from bootloader and kernel drivers down to real-time firmware. Joins multi-disciplinary teams in a small technical consultancy serving medical, IoT, energy, defence and communications clients, with hybrid working and direct customer contact.

Yocto · BitBake · FreeRTOS +1