Edge Computing Jobs

• Northampton
• Hybrid
• £45,000 – £55,000 pa
• Senior

Design, develop and maintain software across embedded, backend, cloud and web technologies, including Linux-based edge computing systems and integration with cameras and sensors. You'll own technical projects from concept to deployment, contribute to architecture and best practices, and work in a small team building vision-based products.

Linux · LLMs

• Royston
• Hybrid
• £65,000 – £85,000 pa
• Senior

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 varied consultancy projects in radar and communications.

Yocto · Linux · Arm +4

• Cheshire
• Remote
• £70,000 – £85,000 pa
• Senior

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.

ESP32 · RP2040 · STM32 +7

• United Kingdom
• £65,000 – £75,000 pa
• Lead

Lead embedded software architecture and technical delivery across advanced real-time systems, owning C/C++ codebases, RTOS and embedded Linux environments. The role combines hands-on development with project ownership, applying electrical power systems and protection function theory within embedded control, and guiding Agile processes and testing strategy.

FreeRTOS · Linux · Python +6

• United Kingdom
• On-site
• Entry level
• Permanent

Graduate role working on client assignments across embedded systems, spanning analogue and digital hardware, FPGA design, PCB layout and embedded C software. You'll rotate across disciplines and markets from consumer devices to defence, with mentoring to grow into a technologist. Requires SC clearance and 5 years' UK residency.

SystemVerilog · FPGA · DSP +1

• Birmingham
• Hybrid
• Mid-level

Builds and maintains Yocto-based Linux distributions and writes firmware for microcontrollers, working across the stack from bootloader and kernel drivers down to real-time firmware. The role sits within a technical consultancy serving medical, smart home, energy, defence and communications clients, with close customer collaboration and field product support.

Embedded Linux · Yocto · FreeRTOS +2

• Cheltenham
• On-site
• £50,000 – £85,000 pa
• Senior

Develops low-level embedded software and hardware/software interfaces for a security and surveillance business, working with ARM/PIC microcontrollers in bare-metal and RTOS environments. Projects include early-stage and upcoming greenfield work involving wireless and comms protocols. The role is based on-site in Cheltenham and requires SC or BPSS clearance eligibility.

ARM · PIC · RTOS

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

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.

FreeRTOS · C · C++

• New Malden
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Contract · Flexible

Six-month contract developing embedded C++ software on Linux, working close to the hardware with real-time multi-threaded concepts. The role involves build environments such as OpenEmbedded, Bitbake and Makefiles, plus networking work with UDP, TCP/IP and analysis tools like Wireshark. After an initial on-site period, two days a week can be worked from home.

OpenEmbedded · BitBake · Makefiles +4

• Cambridge
• Hybrid · 1 day in office
• £60,000 – £70,000 pa
• Senior

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

• Cheltenham
• Remote
• £55 – £65 ph
• Mid-level
• Contract

Hands-on kernel-level role developing and maintaining Linux device drivers for custom hardware, including board bring-up with U-Boot, device tree and BSP work on ARM platforms. Involves debugging low-level hardware/software issues and optimising performance, power and boot time on resource-constrained systems, working closely with hardware engineers in a small team.

U-Boot · Yocto · Buildroot +6

• Leicestershire
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Senior

Architect and design software for complex embedded products made up of interconnected hardware modules, defining interfaces and integration strategies across the system. The role blends strategic architecture work with hands-on C/C++ development, Linux, IoT product work, and structured test planning alongside hardware and software engineers.

Linux

• London
• €89,000 – €122,000 pa
• Senior · manages people

Lead the Egress team building and operating network software infrastructure that connects Cloudflare's products to any destination, spanning data planes and distributed control-plane services. Hire, mentor and coach a distributed engineering team, own roadmap and on-call, and drive reliability and automation improvements.

Cloudflare · WARP · Cloudflare One +2

• Coventry
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Hands-on role performing threat analysis and risk assessments (TARA) and deriving security requirements across system, hardware and embedded software boundaries. You'll review architectures for trust boundaries and attack surfaces, coordinate with suppliers, pen testers and certification authorities, and apply standards such as ISO/SAE 21434 and UNECE WP.29 across the full product lifecycle.

ISO/SAE 21434 · UNECE WP.29 R155 · UNECE WP.29 R156 +5

• Newport
• On-site
• £70,000 – £90,000 pa
• Lead · manages people
• Permanent

Lead the autonomy system architecture and technical roadmap for an R&D business developing technology for agricultural vehicles. Line manage 4-6 engineers, coordinate 3-4 subsystem suppliers, and lead C++ and ROS2 delivery across perception, localisation, planning and motion control, with hands-on technical support and verification and validation planning.

ROS2 · C++ · Linux