Senior Firmware Engineer

Randstad Technologies; Greater London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing UK AI & robotics company is seeking a Senior Firmware Engineer to develop real-time firmware for next-gen humanoid robots. You will collaborate with hardware teams to optimize performance and interaction. Candidates should have over 6 years of embedded systems experience, strong skills in C/C++, and a background in robotics. The role offers a competitive salary, equity, global travel, and a dynamic startup culture.

Benefits

Competitive salary + equity

Paid holiday

Global travel

Free meals & team events

Startup culture with real ownership

Qualifications

• 6+ years of embedded systems experience, preferably in robotics.
• Strong expertise in C/C++ programming.
• Knowledge of control systems and kinematics.
• Experience debugging with oscilloscopes and logic analysers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and debug firmware for humanoid robots.
• Build motion control and stabilization algorithms.
• Design drivers for motors, sensors and communication protocols.

Skills

Embedded systems experience

Strong C/C++

RTOS (FreeRTOS, Zephyr)

Control systems

Debugging with oscilloscopes

Git

CI/CD

Agile

Tools

ROS/ROS2

Rust

motors drivers

sensors drivers

communication (UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, Ethernet)

Job description

Overview

Location: London, UK
Role: Senior Firmware Engineer
Industry: AI & Robotics

Senior Firmware Engineer - Humanoid Robotics

A fast-growing UK AI & robotics company is building next-generation humanoid robots for industrial, construction and logistics environments. Their platform is designed to tackle global labour shortages while improving safety and productivity.

As a Senior Firmware Engineer, you'll develop the Real Time firmware that powers robotic motion, balance and interaction. You'll work closely with hardware and robotics teams to build high-performance Embedded systems.

What You'll Do

• Develop and debug firmware for humanoid robots
• Build motion control and stabilisation algorithms
• Design drivers for motors, sensors and comms (UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, Ethernet)
• Work with ARM Cortex/STM32 platforms
• Optimise performance, reliability and power efficiency
• Lead code reviews and mentor junior engineers

What You'll Need

• 6+ years Embedded systems experience (robotics preferred)
• Strong C/C++ and RTOS (FreeRTOS, Zephyr)
• Control systems & kinematics knowledge
• Debugging with oscilloscopes & logic analysers
• Git, CI/CD and Agile

Nice to have: ROS/ROS2, ML, computer vision, Rust

What\'s On Offer

• Competitive salary + equity
• Paid holiday
• Global travel
• Free meals & team events
• Startup culture with real ownership

Randstad Technologies Ltd is a leading specialist recruitment business for the IT & Engineering industries. Please note that due to a high level of applications, we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.