Senior Firmware Engineer - Humanoid Robotics (Equity + Travel)

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

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.