Senior Embedded Software Engineer - System & Driver Focus

European Tech Recruit; Cork; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

European Tech Recruit is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to join a global technology team focused on integrating, debugging and validating software across complex embedded hardware. You will collaborate closely with software, hardware and systems groups to resolve system-level issues and deliver high-performance platforms.

The role emphasizes low-level engineering, debugging and hands-on work near hardware, with opportunities to influence product planning and software delivery.

Qualifications

• 4+ years' embedded software development or integration experience.
• Strong C/C++ and scripting experience (Python/Perl).
• Experience with RTOS, embedded systems, testing and source control.
• Excellent system-level debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Experience collaborating across software and hardware teams.
• Familiarity with Git-based workflows (Git, Gerrit, GitHub) or Perforce.
• Knowledge of device drivers, BSPs, firmware or SoC/chipset.

Responsibilities

• Integrate drivers, peripheral software and platform components.
• Debug and triage software stability and system-level issues.
• Develop scalable build tools and software image configurations.
• Support hardware/software teams with power and performance objectives.
• Perform system and image-level sanity testing.
• Contribute to software delivery and product planning.

Skills

C/C++

Python/Perl scripting

RTOS experience

Debugging skills

Git workflows

Hardware collaboration

Device drivers/BSPs

Tools

Git/Gerrit/GitHub/Perforce

Job description

European Tech Recruit is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to join a global technology team focused on integrating, debugging and validating software across complex embedded hardware. You will collaborate closely with software, hardware and systems groups to resolve system-level issues and deliver high-performance platforms.

The role emphasizes low-level engineering, debugging and hands-on work near hardware, with opportunities to influence product planning and software delivery.