Lead Firmware Engineer – Infrastructure Platforms

Rise Technical Recruitment; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 88,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology organization in Bristol is seeking a Staff Firmware Engineer with expertise in embedded C. This role involves supporting, maintaining, and evolving production-quality firmware for complex infrastructure solutions. The ideal candidate has substantial bootloader experience and strong debugging skills. The position offers a highly competitive salary, equity, and long-term career progression, along with numerous benefits including generous holiday and a hybrid work model.

Benefits

25 Days Holiday

8 Bank Holidays

4-week paid sabbatical every 4 years

1 shutdown day per quarter

Private Medical

Travel Insurance

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Progression opportunities

2 Pay Reviews per Year

Qualifications

• Expert in C for embedded systems with strong low-level debugging skills.
• Proven experience delivering and maintaining product-quality firmware.
• Hands-on experience with bootloaders is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support, maintain, and evolve production-quality firmware for complex infrastructure platform solutions.
• Lead defect triage, management, and fixing.
• Act as primary technical interface to customers on firmware and system software issues.
• Collaborate with firmware and release teams on related systems.

Skills

Embedded C

Low-level debugging

Bootloader experience

Device drivers

UEFI

ACPI

Structured defect management

Open-source experience

Job description

A leading technology organization in Bristol is seeking a Staff Firmware Engineer with expertise in embedded C. This role involves supporting, maintaining, and evolving production-quality firmware for complex infrastructure solutions. The ideal candidate has substantial bootloader experience and strong debugging skills. The position offers a highly competitive salary, equity, and long-term career progression, along with numerous benefits including generous holiday and a hybrid work model.