Embedded Software Engineer

Enterprise Recruitment Ltd; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing tech company in Cambridge is seeking an experienced Embedded Software Engineer to work on innovative projects in signal processing and drone control systems. Offering a competitive salary of £60,000 to £140,000, this role is ideal for someone with a collaborative mindset and a strong background in embedded C. The company is on a mission to scale rapidly and provide opportunities for impactful contributions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years of experience in embedded C, ideally with C++ and Rust.
• Knowledge of real-time and low-level development (RTOS/bare-metal).
• Proactive and collaborative mindset with ownership of projects.

Responsibilities

• Work on signal processing, drone control systems, and mission-critical systems.
• Make an immediate impact in shaping the software function.

Skills

embedded C

RTOS

bare-metal

Tools

Rust

C++

Embedded Linux

Yocto

OpenAMP

STM32

AMD/Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+

Job description

There is a common theme when talking to engineers at this exciting start-up - they all have complete faith in and admiration for the board and management team. They are on a mission to be the fastest growing tech company in UK history and are making phenomenal progress with development to date.

They are growing the software team by 3 between now and Christmas/January are looking for ambitious embedded software engineers with at least 3 years of experience.

They will pay from £60,000 to £140,000 + relocation and equity for the right person. That said, they are looking for the best.

The nature of the work is likely to be around some of signal processing, drone control systems and other real time mission critical systems.

Embedded software engineer requirements:

• Minimum 3+ years embedded C (ideally C++ with Rust also interesting)
• Knowledge of real-time and low-level development (RTOS/bare-metal)
• Proactive, collaborative mindset with ownership of projects

This is a rare chance to make an immediate impact, stay hands-on with development, and help shape the software function of a company that's scaling fast.

Position

Embedded Software Engineer

Location

Cambridge

Salary

£60-140k

Key Skills

• embedded C
• RTOS
• bare-metal

Desirable skills

• Rust
• C++
• Embedded Linux
• Yocto
• OpenAMP
• STM32
• AMD/Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+

Apply

jamie AT enterpriserecruitment DOT com

I’m not an engineer myself, but have a BSc in Computer Science so have a technical understanding. Feel free to send your CV and I can match you to our other suitable roles. I specialise in recruiting software and electronic engineers for technology companies throughout the UK.