Embedded Software Engineer

• Job Type: Full-time
• Location: Cambridge
• Salary: £50,000 - £65,000

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and highly motivated Embedded Software Developer to join our clients team. This role is perfect for versatile software developers who are keen to work with a variety of technologies and who relish the challenge of debugging complex real-time issues.

• Contribute to software development as a member of one of their Scrum Teams, which includes requirements analysis, design, implementation, developer test, and fault fixing.
• Participate in project scoping and planning, technical reviews, tool evaluation, and selection.
• Collaborate with a diverse customer base across different industries, adapting to the unique challenges of each market.
• Work within an Agile development process, taking on multiple tasks related to software development during each sprint.
• Enjoy a varied workday with support from management and team members, as well as cross-departmental collaboration.

• Degree level qualification in a relevant discipline.
• Excellent knowledge of programming languages such as C, C++, Java, and Kotlin.
• Experience with real-time, multi-processor, multi-threaded, event-driven software.
• Embedded Linux Kernel and user-space software development experience of a commercially released product.
• Exceptional debugging skills and a passion for solving challenging real-time platform issues.
• Proficiency with development tools for debugging, profiling, code coverage, memory leak detection, etc.
• Experience with configuration management and fault tracking tools.
• Innovative with a proven ability to generate new ideas and approaches to problems.
• Tenacity to probe issues to understand their root causes.
• Good analytical, numerical, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Initiative and ownership of one’s own work activities.

• Flexible working hours to support work-life balance.
• Comprehensive pension, dental care, and healthcare packages.
• Support for staff wellbeing.
• Discounted gym membership to promote a healthy lifestyle.
• Subsidised on-site restaurant for convenient dining options.
• Ample free car parking with electric car charging points.
• Engaging social events and activities.