Embedded Software Engineer

Livingston
2 months ago
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Location: Livingston, Scotland
Salary: £60,000 - £75,000
Work Pattern: Hybrid (onsite required, but more flexible than hardware roles)

About the Role

We're looking for experienced Embedded Software Engineers to work on complex, real-world products across energy, industrial, oil & gas, medical, and consumer sectors. Projects range from bare-metal and RTOS-based embedded systems to embedded Linux platforms, with growing use of modern C++.
This role offers significant technical variety, customer exposure, and the opportunity to see products move rapidly from concept to production.

What You'll Be Doing

Developing embedded and real-time software in C and modern C++

Working with RTOS-based systems (e.g. FreeRTOS) and embedded Linux

Developing software for ARM- and STM-based microcontrollers

Implementing and debugging low-level drivers and interfaces

Working with communication protocols including I2C, SPI, CAN, RS232, Ethernet

Supporting system integration, testing, and production handover

Producing high-quality, customer-facing documentation

What We're Looking For

8-10+ years' experience in embedded software development

Strong commercial experience with C/C++ in embedded systems

Experience with RTOS and real-time constraints

Confident working close to hardware and collaborating with electronics engineers

Comfortable in a busy, project-based environment

Desirable Experience

Embedded Linux (Yocto, Debian)

STM32 / ARM microcontrollers

Oil & gas or industrial systems

Wireless technologies (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, LoRa, NFC)

Object-oriented design and software architecture

Exposure to security, cryptography, or DSP

Assessment & Interview Process

Technical take-home exercise (approx. 2 hours)

First stage: Teams interview with software and hardware engineers

Second stage: Onsite interview, engineering discussions, and site tour

Why Join

Exceptional technical variety across multiple industries

Clear progression and skills development

Stable workload with growing project scale

Supportive, highly technical engineering culture

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