Embedded Linux Software Engineer — Hybrid (Medical Devices)

Kinneir Dufort; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Flexible hybrid working

Private healthcare

Enhanced parental leave

Pension scheme

25 days annual leave

EAP & wellbeing

Cycle to Work

Death in service

Learning & development

Free lunch monthly

Free breakfast & social events

Job summary

Ensera Design in Bristol is seeking an embedded Software Engineer to join our world-class team, building a greenfield medical device on embedded Linux.

You’ll design and implement embedded software in C/C++ on Linux platforms, collaborate with hardware, MCU, UI and test engineers, and contribute to Linux architecture decisions while the project takes shape. The role offers mentoring from Senior Engineers and scope to specialise further in safety-critical domains.

Qualifications

• Around 3-5 years’ experience developing software on embedded Linux platforms.
• Solid understanding of Linux internals, IPC, filesystems, and networking.
• Experience with embedded build systems (Yocto, Buildroot, or similar).
• Strong C/C++ experience; scripting experience is beneficial.
• Experience working in structured, quality-focused development environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement embedded Linux software in line with agreed system and security architecture
• Support Linux platform bring-up and configuration within scope
• Contribute to the embedded build system (e.g. Yocto or equivalent)
• Define and maintain interfaces between Linux, MCU firmware, UI, and connectivity components
• Support debugging of system‑level faults and performance issues
• Share knowledge and mentor more junior members of the team

Skills

Embedded Linux

C/C++

IPC/Networking

Linux internals

Mentoring

Tools

Yocto

Buildroot

Qt

Job description

Ensera Design in Bristol is seeking an embedded Software Engineer to join our world-class team, building a greenfield medical device on embedded Linux.

You’ll design and implement embedded software in C/C++ on Linux platforms, collaborate with hardware, MCU, UI and test engineers, and contribute to Linux architecture decisions while the project takes shape. The role offers mentoring from Senior Engineers and scope to specialise further in safety-critical domains.