Edge Computing Jobs

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.

Platform Recruitment · Romsey · £60,000 – £65,000 pa

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.

NXP Semiconductors · Leuven, Belgium

Define and review security architectures for embedded software, firmware and secure platforms, performing threat modelling, risk assessments and vulnerability investigations. Work with customers, development teams and certification bodies on security-by-design across the product lifecycle, with a focus on C/C++ embedded systems and certification schemes such as Common Criteria and EMVCo.

NXP Semiconductors · Glasgow

Define and improve security architectures for embedded software, firmware and secure platforms, performing threat modelling, risk assessments and vulnerability investigations. Work with customers, development teams and certification bodies on security-by-design across the product lifecycle, with a focus on smart cards, secure elements and TEEs.

DOMO TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS · Whiteley · £50,000 – £150,000 pa

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.

Avanti Recruitment · ELY · £60,000 – £70,000 pa

Hands-on senior role developing embedded software on SoC-FPGA platforms, bridging ARM processors, FPGA programmable logic and complex measurement systems. Day-to-day work covers Embedded Linux in C/C++, AXI, DMA, interrupts, memory-mapped I/O, drivers, high-speed data acquisition and porting MATLAB/Python algorithms into embedded C/C++. Technical ownership of low-level hardware/software integration for advanced sensing and measurement products.

SoCode · Cambridge · £50,000 – £65,000 pa

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.

Peregrine · United Kingdom · £50,000 pa

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.

Expert Employment · London · £60,000 – £68,000 pa

Develops real-time, safety-critical embedded software in modern C++, owning the full lifecycle from requirements through verification and validation. Works with systems, hardware and test engineers on architecture and design reviews, and mentors junior engineers. GUI/UX or HCI experience and scripting skills are used alongside CI/CD and testing frameworks.

Redline Group · Pontefract · £50 – £60 ph

Contract role modifying an existing embedded platform for a time-critical customer programme, while supporting ongoing product development. You'll work in a small collaborative team using Embedded C, RTOS (Zephyr or FreeRTOS) and STM32 microcontrollers, with train operating systems/TDRP experience desirable. Initial 2-month contract with hybrid working and potential extension.

ECM Selection · Cambridge · £70,000 – £85,000 pa

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.

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions · Runcorn · £55,000 – £65,000 pa

Owns embedded software development end to end, defining architecture, setting development standards and ensuring medical-grade quality, documentation and regulatory compliance. Works closely with hardware, systems, verification and regulatory teams on point-of-care devices used in GP surgeries, intensive care and specialist hospital departments. Requires bare-metal and RTOS firmware skills in C, C++ and Python plus regulated-industry experience.

QinetiQ · Malvern, England, United Kingdom · £60,750 – £67,500 pa

Works across the full engineering lifecycle within a multidisciplinary team, analysing, designing, implementing and testing embedded software for innovative electronics systems used in defence applications. Involves rigorous engineering practices, configuration and change management, UML design, and interfacing with on-board FPGAs, with responsibility to the Project Design Authority.

Amazon · Cambridge

Develops low-level embedded software for privacy services, hypervisors, and IoT devices such as Ring and Blink products, working on operating systems, device drivers, and security measures. The role spans the full development lifecycle on large-scale distributed systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams. Positions are matched to teams based on experience and location preferences, and are explicitly not remote.

QinetiQ · Malvern, England, United Kingdom

Join QinetiQ's OpTech team in Intelligence Security Solutions, developing embedded and software systems for defence and national security. You'll solve complex problems across bare-metal and OS-based platforms, using C, C++, Python, Java or C#, with unit testing, CI/CD and multithreading. The role is fully on-site in Malvern and requires eDV clearance.