Remote Embedded Software Engineer – IoT & RTOS

Placements24; León; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work environment

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Home office setup budget

Professional growth opportunities

Conference attendance and advanced培训

Company-provided equipment

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Embedded Software Engineer to design, develop, and test embedded software for cutting-edge hardware products in a fully remote role. You will work on low-level programming, RTOS integration, and hardware-software co-design from a home office.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in embedded development, strong C/C++ skills, and hands-on experience with RTOS like FreeRTOS or Zephyr, plus familiarity with ARM Cortex-M/ESP32 architectures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in embedded software development.
• Strong proficiency in C and C++ programming languages for embedded systems.
• Experience with real-time operating systems (RTOS) such as FreeRTOS, Zephyr, or similar.
• Familiarity with microcontroller architectures (e.g., ARM Cortex-M, ESP32).
• Experience with debugging tools, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and JTAG debuggers.
• Understanding of communication protocols (e.g., I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, MQTT).
• Knowledge of embedded Linux is a plus.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, effective in a remote team setting.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain embedded software for microcontrollers and embedded systems.
• Write efficient, reliable, and optimized code in C/C++ for embedded applications.
• Implement and manage real-time operating systems (RTOS) and device drivers.
• Develop firmware for new hardware products and enhance existing firmware.
• Perform hardware-software integration and debugging.
• Conduct thorough testing and validation of embedded software to ensure functionality and reliability.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers and system architects to define software requirements and system design.
• Optimize software performance, memory usage, and power consumption.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex software and hardware issues.
• Stay current with emerging embedded systems technologies and best practices.

Skills

C/C++ programming

RTOS experience

Embedded systems

ARM Cortex-M

ESP32

Debugging tools

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in EE/CE/CS

Tools

Oscilloscopes

JTAG debuggers

Logic analyzers

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Embedded Software Engineer to design, develop, and test embedded software for cutting-edge hardware products in a fully remote role. You will work on low-level programming, RTOS integration, and hardware-software co-design from a home office.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in embedded development, strong C/C++ skills, and hands-on experience with RTOS like FreeRTOS or Zephyr, plus familiarity with ARM Cortex-M/ESP32 architectures.