Edge Computing Jobs

• Newcastle upon Tyne
• £35,000 – £45,000 pa
• Junior

Develops high-quality embedded and systems software primarily in C and C++, working on Linux-based embedded and RTOS platforms. Involves debugging at software and system level, using serial and network protocols such as UART, I2C, SPI and TCP/IP, and collaborating with engineers and clients from concept to delivery. Suits a graduate or junior engineer seeking accelerated growth in a consultancy tackling complex engineering challenges.

Linux · RTOS · UART +7

• 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

• Worcester
• On-site
• £45,000 – £55,000 pa
• Junior

Hands-on role developing and maintaining embedded firmware in C for microcontroller-based products, ideally PIC and ESP32 platforms. Involves working closely with electronic hardware and PCB development, plus testing, debugging, telemetry, low-power and RF/compliance activities within an engineering and manufacturing team.

PIC · ESP32

• Glasgow
• Entry level

Join a Glasgow applications team working hands-on with S32N automotive MPUs and AI toolchains, preparing, optimising and deploying ML models onto real automotive hardware. You'll prototype on-device AI use-cases, write modern software with AI coding assistants and CI/CD, and act as a technical voice with global automotive customers.

PyTorch · TensorFlow · ONNX +3

• London
• Hybrid
• £185,000 – £254,000 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

Designs and builds core infrastructure for a serverless AI inference platform running across a global network of GPUs and accelerators, covering model scheduling, request routing, KV cache management and sub-second cold starts. Works with AI/ML engineers and hardware partners on distributed systems and HPC problems, with a strong Rust and networking focus.

Kubernetes · Nomad · LLMs +2

• 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

• Rochester
• Hybrid
• £70,000 pa
• Senior

Develops and maintains embedded firmware primarily in C, working with ARM and STM32 microcontrollers, low-level drivers, interrupt handling, bare-metal and RTOS environments. Implements and troubleshoots SPI, I²C and UART protocols, performs firmware debugging, hardware/software integration and unit and integration testing, with embedded Linux where applicable. Works within a multidisciplinary engineering team on electronic products across the full development lifecycle.

SPI · I2C · UART +3

• Bicester
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Senior

Design and develop next-generation embedded electronic products across the full lifecycle, from concept to production. Work spans Embedded C firmware, analogue and digital circuit design, schematic capture and PCB layout, microcontroller platforms and communication interfaces, with hardware/firmware debugging, EMC compliance and power electronics in a collaborative R&D team.

ARM Cortex · PIC · SPI +7

• 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
• Permanent

Consulting FPGA engineer working across the full product lifecycle, from requirements capture and design through documentation, testing and delivery. Projects span proof-of-concept to working prototypes, with FPGA firmware developed in VHDL/Verilog using Vivado or Quartus, and DSP algorithm work highly valued. Based on a Cambridge campus within a multi-disciplinary team.

Vivado · Quartus · MATLAB +1

• Merseyside
• Remote
• £480 – £500 pd
• Senior
• Contract

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.

Azure Local · Dell NativeEdge · Kubernetes +4

• Merseyside
• Remote
• £480 – £500 pd
• Senior
• Contract

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.

Azure Local · Dell Distributed Private Cloud · Dell NativeEdge +7

• 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

• 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

• 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