Job Description
Embedded Software Engineer
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
