Embedded Software Engineer – Innovation Transfer

Jobtailor; Reading; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks an embedded software engineer to design high-performance device drivers in C/C++ with Python bindings for testing quantum hardware. You will build automated test protocols for quantum drivers and embedded software, translating scientific goals into firmware requirements and CI/CD quality gates, collaborating with FPGA and compiler teams.

Responsibilities include tooling for hardware-in-the-loop testing, designing embedded software components, and diagnosing issues across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in CS, EE, or related numerical discipline.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-performance device drivers in C/C++ with Python bindings for testing.
• Build automated test protocols for quantum hardware drivers and embedded software.
• Translate quantum goals into firmware requirements, test cases and CI/CD quality gates.
• Collaborate with FPGA and Compiler teams on architecture and specs.
• Provision and operate hardware-in-the-loop testing environments.
• Design, review and document embedded software components.
• Diagnose and resolve software issues in experimental hardware with multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

C++ Development

Python Development

Rust

Embedded Software Development

Automated Testing

Memory Management

Metaprogramming

CI/CD Practices

Verilog

VHDL

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE or related field

Tools

CMake

Meson

Pybind11

Uv

Job description

• Develop high-performance device drivers in modern C/C++, with Python bindings for higher-level testing and system interfaces.
• Build automated test protocols for quantum hardware drivers and embedded software, covering functional, security, timing, latency and performance requirements.
• Translate quantum-level goals from scientific teams into clear firmware requirements, test cases and CI/CD quality gates.
• Collaborate with FPGA and Compiler teams to refine system architecture and technical specifications for new low-level capabilities.
• Provision and operate hardware-in-the-loop testing environments for new features and existing systems.
• Design, review and document embedded software components, turning early-stage ideas into practical architectural design records.
• Diagnose and resolve software issues in experimental hardware while partnering with multidisciplinary engineering teams to accelerate full-stack quantum computer development.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience, in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering or a related numerical discipline.
• Strong Python development skills.
• Proficiency in modern, performance-focused C++, including safe memory management, constant expressions, metaprogramming and Linux runtimes; equivalent proficiency in Rust will also be considered.
• Experience developing software for constrained-memory environments and compute-intensive workloads.
• Understanding of continuous integration and test-first development practices.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively across diverse scientific and engineering teams.
• Curiosity about quantum computing, quantum control systems and quantum error correction.
• An understanding of how FPGAs contribute to embedded systems, alongside familiarity with Verilog or VHDL.
• Production-level Python experience, including package and project management tools such as uv, static typing, API design and code-quality practices.
• Production-level C++ experience, including build systems such as CMake or Meson and interoperability tools such as pybind11.
• Familiarity with quantum computing control systems.
• Experience developing and modernising established or brownfield codebases.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in developing high-performance device drivers using modern C/C++ and Python, with a strong focus on automated testing protocols for quantum hardware. Possesses a solid understanding of continuous integration practices and the ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams in the quantum computing domain.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• C++ Development
• Python Development
• Continuous Integration
• Embedded Software Design
• Quantum Computing Knowledge

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• C++
• Python
• Rust
• Embedded Software Development
• Automated Testing
• Memory Management
• Metaprogramming
• CI/CD Practices
• Verilog
• VHDL

Soft Skills

• Strong Communication
• Collaboration

Industry Keywords

• Quantum Computing
• Quantum Control Systems
• Firmware Requirements
• Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing
• Brownfield Codebases

Tools & Technologies

• CMake
• Meson
• Pybind11
• Uv