Edge Computing Jobs

• 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

• Royston
• £60,000 – £70,000 pa
• Senior

Design and develop bare metal and RTOS embedded software in C/C++ on ARM Cortex MCUs, plus production support tools such as test jig interfaces and calibration software. The role spans the full product lifecycle for highly precise scientific instruments and sensors, including hardware troubleshooting, fault finding and system-level problem resolution.

ARM Cortex · UART · I2C +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

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

Hands-on staff-level role in a specialist embedded software team, owning low-level firmware and software for advanced capacitive sensing products across the full lifecycle from concept to production. Work spans bare metal development in a pre-RTOS environment, Embedded C firmware, Python modelling and DSP/IC interaction including IC bring-up and pre-tapeout validation, with architecture decisions and mentoring of junior engineers.

• Leeds
• £40,000 – £50,000 pa
• Mid-level

Hands-on design role developing embedded software in C within a multidisciplinary firmware team, working on microcontrollers and microprocessors for products used across many industries. Involves application-based software development and software testing, with the chance to grow quickly in a market-leading electronics business.

• 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

• Wiltshire
• On-site
• £50,000 – £65,000 pa
• Lead
• Permanent

Hands-on technical lead role owning embedded firmware architecture, development, integration and testing for a range of electronic products. Day to day involves C/C++ development on ARM-based STM32 microcontrollers, embedded GUI and touchscreen work, plus mentoring engineers within a multidisciplinary product development team.

STM32 · STM32Cube · I2C +2

• Glasgow
• Hybrid · 2–3 days in office
• Permanent

Design, develop, test and maintain embedded software in modern C++ for mission-critical systems, working in a collaborative Agile team. The role focuses on embedded Linux, multi-threaded and multi-process applications, and hardware interfaces such as SPI and I2C, with Python, CI/CD and secure coding as desirable extras.

C++ · Linux · Git +6

• London
• £60,000 – £70,000 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Hands-on role spanning embedded firmware in C/C++ and electronics design, including schematics, PCBs, and hardware/firmware integration. You'll develop control systems, integrate sensors and microcontrollers, and support products from prototype through to production, working with manufacturers and external suppliers in a growing start-up.

STM32

• 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

• Gratkorn, Austria
• Hybrid
• Senior

Designs and implements secure cryptographic libraries resistant to physical and logical attacks, including post-quantum algorithms, on ARM Cortex-M and RISC-V platforms. Develops software countermeasures against side-channel analysis and fault injection, collaborating with security architects, firmware teams and evaluation groups, and supporting certification activities.

ARM Cortex-M · RISC-V · Rust +2

• Spain
• Remote
• Lead

Designs and implements cross-platform cryptographic algorithms, including post-quantum cryptography, and develops software countermeasures against side-channel and fault-injection attacks. Provides technical leadership across cryptographic domains, collaborating with security architects, firmware and evaluation teams, and supports product certification and security evaluations.

ARM Cortex-M · RISC-V · Rust

• Eye
• £55,000 – £60,000 pa
• Lead

Senior technical authority for embedded firmware in smart metering products, working entirely in embedded C on Microchip tools. Leads firmware architecture, standards and cyber security integration across new development and redesign work, while mentoring engineers and influencing the product roadmap.

Microchip

• 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