Edge Computing Jobs

• Bristol
• £55,000 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Develops custom embedded Linux images with Yocto, writing BitBake recipes, layers and BSPs alongside C/C++ software for ARM and SoC platforms. Involves Linux kernel, bootloader and device-driver integration, hardware bring-up and debugging, plus prototype support and technical trials for RF, sensor and communications R&D systems.

Yocto · BitBake · OpenEmbedded +7

• London
• £35,000 – £80,000 pa

Develops software for complex embedded systems, spanning low-level code, embedded Linux and real-time systems, plus hardware bring-up, integration and performance debugging. Works closely with hardware, systems and software engineers in a multidisciplinary team, contributing to architecture and technical decisions. Open to junior and mid-level engineers, with focus shaped by experience and interests.

Linux · RTOS

• York
• On-site
• £50,000 – £60,000 pa
• Mid-level

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.

ARM · NXP · Atmel +6

• 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

• 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

• Cambridge
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Mid-level

Design, build and test embedded systems across robotics, sensing, communications and IoT, working on Linux-based systems, bare-metal, RTOS, device drivers, algorithms and protocols. You'll join a multi-disciplinary consultancy team supporting projects from concept to delivery alongside FPGA and electronics engineers, with hybrid working (3 days office, 2 WFH).

Yocto · Embedded Linux · OpenCPI +3

• Whiteley
• £50,000 – £150,000 pa
• Lead · manages people

Lead an established embedded software team, balancing people development, technical oversight and delivery across multiple wireless projects. You'll improve the software development lifecycle, contribute to code and design reviews, shape the technology roadmap and explore AI tooling, with limited hands-on coding.

Embedded Linux · FPGA · VHDL +5

• United Kingdom
• Hybrid · 2 days in office
• £50,000 pa
• Permanent

Design, develop, test and review embedded firmware across multiple platforms, integrating it with hardware and system components. Work in an R&D team on intelligent transport and infrastructure systems, using C/C++ on microcontrollers and RTOS, with debugging on STM, TI, Keil and Code Composer Studio. Hybrid, two days a week on-site in Christchurch, Dorset.

STM · TI · Keil +5

• Cambridge
• On-site
• £70,000 – £85,000 pa
• Senior

Work within a small firmware team on multithreaded applied electronics for precision scientific instrumentation and robotic systems. You'll develop C/C++ firmware on ARM Cortex-M driving motors, real-time sensors and automated systems, integrating third-party modules and interfacing with C#.NET PC-side code. The role is based onsite with some flexibility around core hours.

C# · .NET · ARM Cortex-M +5

• Gloucester
• Hybrid
• £50,000 – £70,000 pa
• Senior

Re-architect a long-established embedded software platform and transition next-generation products to embedded Linux. Day to day you'll develop in C/C++, build middleware and application-level software on ARM platforms, and ensure compatibility with existing customer applications. You'll shape architecture alongside a senior technical lead in a small team and mentor junior engineers.

Linux · ARM

• Whiteley
• Lead

You will work across the full embedded software lifecycle, from requirements and architecture through design, implementation, review, testing and documentation for resource-constrained automotive and industrial touch controllers. The role combines hands-on C development and debugging with technical leadership, mentoring junior engineers and helping evolve development practices, including the adoption of AI tools.

Automotive SPICE · ISO 26262 · IEC/UL 60730 +1

• Whiteley
• Hybrid
• £35,000 – £38,000 pa
• Junior

Develop and debug embedded C firmware for resource-constrained microcontrollers, supporting capacitive sensing algorithm design and using Python for simulation and data analysis. Work alongside experienced engineers on touch sensor products for consumer electronics customers, investigating firmware and hardware behaviour including performance, timing and memory usage.

MATLAB · LabVIEW

• Cramlington
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• £70,000 – £80,000 pa
• Lead

Top technical individual contributor role in an engineering team building advanced robotics, automation and electro-mechanical machines. You stay hands-on with C/C++ firmware, RTOS and microcontrollers, set technical direction, support bids and concept work, and mentor engineers, technicians and apprentices without line management duties.

• Whiteley
• Senior

Develops embedded software in C and C++ for wireless communication products, working with SoC platforms, hardware/software integration, debugging and lab test equipment alongside RF and electronics engineers. Spans the full development lifecycle on physical defence and communications systems, with exposure to embedded Linux, SDR and advanced wireless tech.

Embedded Linux · System-on-Chip · FPGA +3