Edge Computing Jobs

• 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

• Glasgow
• On-site
• Entry level
• Internship

An AI-native intern joins the Glasgow team to prepare, optimise and deploy ML models onto S32N automotive MPUs, prototyping edge-AI use-cases and turning them into demos. The role involves writing modern code with AI coding assistants and automation, working with Python, git and optionally C/C++, alongside experienced engineers on real automotive silicon.

S32N · MPU · Git +1

• 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

• 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

• London
• £55 – £65 ph
• Senior
• Contract

Develops and maintains high-performance embedded software in C/C++ for Embedded Linux and RTOS platforms, including multi-threaded applications and hardware integration. Contributes to software architecture, debugging and system validation, with GUI work in JavaScript, TypeScript and Node.js alongside specialist engineers on mission-critical systems.

Linux · VxWorks · FreeRTOS +7

• London
• £60,000 – £68,000 pa
• Senior

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.

C++ · Python · PowerShell

• Slough
• Hybrid
• £60,000 – £85,000 pa
• Lead

Take technical ownership of a video systems platform, leading embedded software architecture, platform selection and prototyping through to production. Day to day you write low-level C/C++ for video processing, hardware control and networking, integrating codecs, vendor SDKs and drivers, and debugging I2C, SPI, UART, CAN and Ethernet interfaces. You work closely with hardware engineers and external specialists, defining FPGA requirements and building automated tests, reproducible builds and firmware update processes.

FPGA · SoC · GStreamer +7

• Pontefract
• Hybrid
• £50 – £60 ph
• Mid-level
• Contract

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.

Zephyr · FreeRTOS · STM32 +1

• Cambridge
• Hybrid
• £75,000 – £85,000 pa
• Senior

Architect and develop production firmware on Zephyr RTOS, with bare-metal work alongside, bringing up prototype boards from first power using debuggers, scopes and logic analysers. You'll build board-to-board and digital interfaces (CAN, SPI, I²C, UART, RS422), networked services such as REST APIs and SNMP agents, TCP/UDP layers, secure comms and firmware updates, plus Yocto-based embedded Linux work. The role sits in a Cambridge software team working closely with hardware and systems engineers.

Zephyr RTOS · FreeRTOS · Embedded Linux +7

• 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

• Sutton
• Hybrid
• £65,000 – £80,000 pa
• Lead

You will write Embedded C for a range of processors, focusing primarily on real-time systems within a dedicated team on a pioneering R&D project for a new product range. The role offers strong scope for career progression, and experience or interest in moving into a leadership position is highly desirable.

• Elsecar
• On-site
• £60,000 – £70,000 pa
• Senior

Senior role in a small R&D team at an IoT product design house, working mostly on the embedded Linux side writing application and middleware code in modern C++. You'll refactor a mature, memory-constrained codebase into clean object-oriented C++ using UML-led design, covering the full lifecycle from requirements to integration and validation. The team is adopting TDD, automated testing and CI/CD, and you'll mentor engineers as the team grows.

ARM Cortex-M · RTOS · RS-485 +7

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

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

Linux · ARM

• 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

• 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