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Job Title: Embedded Software Engineer
Location: Cambridgeshire
Salary: £50,000 to £60,000
Employment Type: Permanent
Working Arrangements: Onsite working
Role overview
This position sits within a hands‑on engineering team developing embedded software for new and existing products. The work focuses on C programming, ARM‑based processors and Git‑driven development. The role suits someone who enjoys low‑level engineering and working closely with hardware teams.
Key responsibilities:
- Design, develop and maintain embedded software in C
- Implement, test and debug code on ARM microcontrollers or ARM‑based platforms
- Use Git for version control, branching and collaborative development
- Work with hardware, electronics and systems engineers to integrate features
- Contribute to coding standards, testing processes and documentation
- Support product development from prototype through to release
Essential skills:
- Strong experience programming in C for embedded systems
- Practical experience with ARM processors (e.g., Cortex‑M or Cortex‑A)
- Confident using Git in a team environment
- Understanding of low‑level concepts such as interrupts, memory management, drivers, peripherals, RTOS or bare‑metal development
- Ability to interpret schematics, datasheets and work effectively with hardware teams
Desirable experience
- GUI development or integration (e.g., Qt, TouchGFX, LVGL or similar frameworks)
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for embedded development
- Experience with communication protocols such as SPI, I2C, UART, CAN or Ethernet
Please note: our client is unable to provide visa sponsorship. We can only consider applicants who already hold full and unrestricted right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, this role is not suitable for candidates relying on a post‑study work visa.
For more information, please contact Cathy Swain.
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