Embedded Software Engineer (Networking)

Enterprise Recruitment Ltd; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Bonus

Pension

Relocation assistance

Life assurance

25 days holiday

Hybrid work (2 days from home)

Job summary

Enterprise Recruitment Ltd in the Cambridge area is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer (Networking) to work close to hardware, bringing code to manufacturing on-site. You will join the expanding embedded team, developing the next generation of the platform with cybersecurity and multimedia requirements, and supporting porting to new hardware.

The role offers hybrid work (2 days from home) with most work in the office alongside hardware, firmware and test teams, focusing on real-time embedded

Qualifications

• Real time embedded C.
• Linux development (kernel, drivers, configuration).
• Networking projects with TCP/IP protocols.

Skills

C

Embedded Linux

TCP/IP networking

Job description

Embedded Software Engineer (Networking)

If you are an embedded software engineer that enjoys working on real products, close to hardware, and want to see your work go from code to manufacturing on-site, this could be a great fit.

The embedded team is expanding as they build out the next generation of their platform, consolidating codebases, moving to new hardware, meeting new cybersecurity and multimedia requirements. It's varied, hands‑on embedded work with plenty of technical depth.

There is lots of variety and depending on your skills and interests you could work on porting existing embedded software to new hardware, integrating a modern Linux environment, adding cybersecurity features, complex networking, video codecs, rendering technology and more.

Although they have a hybrid work policy (2 days from home) and flexible start times, most of the interesting work happens in the office where you'll integrate with physical equipment, hardware engineers, firmware and test teams.

Embedded Software Engineer essential requirements:

• Real time Embedded C
• Linux development (ideally kernel, drivers, configuration)
• Networking projects with TCP/IP protocols
• Comfortable working hands‑on with hardware

Embedded Software Engineer DESIRABLE skills:

• Multimedia, encoding/decoding, streaming
• Cybersecurity
• USB, HDMI, DisplayPort, serial, audio
• Porting
• Continuous integration / automated testing
• Multi-threaded or multi-process applications
• Device Drivers

Position

Embedded Software Engineer

Location

Cambridge area

Salary

£45-70k

Benefits

• Medical
• Bonus
• pension
• relocation if required
• life assurance
• 25 days
• hybrid working (2 days from home)

Key skills

C, Embedded Linux, TCP/IP networking

Desirable skills

streaming media, video/audio applications, device drivers