Embedded Software Team Lead

Vantage Consulting Ltd; Swindon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software development company in Swindon is seeking an Embedded Software Team Lead to manage the software development team and engage in both management and engineering tasks. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in embedded software development, strong skills in C programming, and a passion for continuous improvement of development processes. This role offers a collaborative work environment focused on delivering high-quality technical solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of embedded software development experience.
• Good working knowledge of C on embedded platforms.
• In-depth familiarity with Embedded Linux or ARM microcontrollers.
• Advocate of Unit testing and Test-Driven Development.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate embedded software team and manage project schedules.
• Engage in team meetings and support members with task management.
• Debug and resolve engineering issues collaboratively.
• Write embedded software to support team efforts.
• Ensure adherence to best development practices.

Skills

Embedded Linux

C programming

Debugging

Team management

Automated testing

Education

Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

Atlassian Confluence

Jira

Job description

The Role

Working within the Software Development team, your role is to help co-ordinate the embedded software development team and contribute to the development activities. The Embedded Software Team Lead position is a split role with both Management and Engineering duties. It is expected that you maintain your engineering skills as they are an important part of the profile and are key to being an effective technical manager.

As part of a team of embedded software developers, you will be involved with a variety of projects that use microcontroller, DSP, and embedded Linux technologies. It is expected that you will have proven skills in one or more areas and will be able to actively contribute to the code base.

In the early stages of a project, you will collaborate with the Project Management and Engineering Management teams to distil technical specifications into detailed software tasks.

During the development phase, you will manage the team, promoting a collaborative work culture and ensuring that requirements are met throughout the development lifecycle. You will report with status updates to management and project leadership teams, using tools such as Jira and Confluence.

A major part of the job requires the ability to multi-task and switch from engineering problem solving to a macroscopic view of the complete system and the project's timelines. You will work alongside engineers to resolve technical issues, validate prototypes, prepare for demos, and perform systems integration. At the same time, you will act as the point of contact for embedded software for other departments and are expected to support the wider business.

The position of Embedded Software Team Lead may also include line-management of engineers. As Embedded Software Team Lead, you will dedicate time to continuous improvement of our software development processes (continuous integration, automated testing, and staff onboarding). You will also contribute to guiding the direction of the development team, ensuring great quality from a technical perspective as well as user experience, as is required from our world-class Hifi products.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with the Project Management team to plan development schedules.
• Run daily team meetings and support team members with managing their time and task list.
• Work with team members to debug problems and solve issues even if it is not your area of expertise.
• Maintain accurate estimates of project workload and presenting regular project reports.
• Work across team boundaries such as with Electronics, Acoustics, Software Test, and Production Engineering teams to ensure timely delivery of projects and their internal milestone deadlines.
• Liaise with third-party technology suppliers and contractors to communicate technical requirements and check deliverables.
• Write embedded software in your main area of expertise to support the overall team effort.
• Ensure the team follows best development practice.
• Engage in peer code review.
• Aspects of team / line management and associated duties / accountabilities.

Education and Experience

• Degree qualified in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or similar engineering-related discipline.
• 5+ years of embedded software development experience.
• Good working knowledge of C on embedded platforms.
• In-depth familiarity with at least one embedded software discipline, such as Embedded Linux, ARM microcontrollers, or DSP.
• Advocate of Unit testing, Automated testing, and Test-Driven Development.
• A proactive approach to documenting design decisions. We use Atlassian Confluence.
• A personal interest in Hi-Fi or music technology would be beneficial.