Embedded Linux Engineer — ARM/Yocto & RTOS

Holt Recruitment; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Varied embedded projects

Collaborative environment

Professional development

Permanent role

Job summary

Holt Recruitment is seeking an experienced Embedded Linux Developer to join a highly technical engineering team in the UK. You will work across embedded Linux, bare-metal systems, RTOS, device drivers, algorithms and communications protocols.

This role offers the chance to collaborate with FPGA and electronics engineers, contributing from concept to delivery and developing robust embedded software for diverse platforms.

Qualifications

• Strong experience developing embedded Linux systems.
• Experience with Yocto for building custom Linux images.
• Experience integrating hardware and software, including device drivers.
• Familiarity with ARM-based SoCs and bare-metal/RTOS environments.
• Ability to document technical work clearly and concisely.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to embedded projects from early development through delivery.
• Develop software for Embedded Linux systems and ARM-based platforms.
• Create and maintain device drivers, embedded applications and protocols.
• Assist with system bring-up, debugging, and performance optimisation.
• Collaborate with FPGA/electronics engineers to integrate software and hardware.
• Document design decisions and software processes.
• Apply robust software engineering practices across the lifecycle.

Skills

Embedded Linux

Device trees

SoC platforms

Kernel/User-space

Yocto

RTOS

Bare-metal

ARM-based SoCs

C/C++

Job description

Holt Recruitment is seeking an experienced Embedded Linux Developer to join a highly technical engineering team in the UK. You will work across embedded Linux, bare-metal systems, RTOS, device drivers, algorithms and communications protocols.

This role offers the chance to collaborate with FPGA and electronics engineers, contributing from concept to delivery and developing robust embedded software for diverse platforms.