Senior Embedded Linux Engineer — SoC & Driver Expert

Holt Executive Ltd; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Holt Executive Ltd is seeking an experienced Embedded Linux Developer to join a highly technical engineering team in the UK. You will work across embedded Linux, bare-metal systems, RTOS, and driver development, interfacing software with hardware and solving complex challenges.

You will contribute from initial concept through delivery, collaborating with multidisciplinary engineers and ensuring robust, maintainable embedded solutions.

Qualifications

• Strong experience developing embedded Linux systems.
• Knowledge of device trees, user space, kernel space and SoC platforms.
• Experience with embedded hardware/software integration.
• Willingness to learn Yocto for custom Linux images.
• Adaptability and enthusiasm for learning new technologies.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work on technically challenging projects.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to produce clear technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to embedded engineering projects from early development through to delivered solutions.
• Develop software for Embedded Linux systems, including ARM-based SoCs.
• Develop software for RTOS and bare-metal embedded systems across a range of microcontrollers and silicon platforms.
• Support system bring-up, board integration, debugging and performance optimisation.
• Work closely with FPGA and electronics engineers to integrate software and hardware.
• Develop and maintain device drivers, embedded applications, algorithms and communications protocols.
• Diagnose and resolve complex software and system-level issues.
• Contribute to project planning, technical documentation and software development processes.
• Apply robust software engineering practices throughout the development lifecycle.
• Communicate technical information effectively to engineering teams and customers.

Skills

Embedded Linux

Linux kernel

Device trees

Software debugging

Cross-functional work

Tools

Yocto

RTOS

Job description

Holt Executive Ltd is seeking an experienced Embedded Linux Developer to join a highly technical engineering team in the UK. You will work across embedded Linux, bare-metal systems, RTOS, and driver development, interfacing software with hardware and solving complex challenges.

You will contribute from initial concept through delivery, collaborating with multidisciplinary engineers and ensuring robust, maintainable embedded solutions.