Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Senior Embedded Software Engineer

£55,000–£65,000 + benefitsStockport (four days onsite, one day working from home)

Start Date: ASAP, with major board bring-up activities beginning in September.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to join a growing engineering team developing next-generation digital imaging technology. With a flagship product due to launch this autumn, this role offers the chance to take ownership of critical embedded software and SDK development in a fast-moving, highly collaborative environment.

The opportunity

You'll be responsible for developing and maintaining the embedded software that powers advanced hardware products, including:

Embedded C development at register level

USB 3.x control and data-path implementation

Designing and maintaining low-level C APIs and SDKs

Board bring-up and hardware validation

Working directly with electronics and FPGA engineers during development

Owning the software interface used by both internal and external engineering teams

This is a highly hands-on role where you'll be embedded within the hardware team, working at the bench during bring-up and debugging activities rather than operating independently from the hardware development process.

What we're looking for

Essential skills

Strong Embedded C development experience on real hardware

Hands-on hardware debugging using oscilloscopes and logic analysers

Experience developing host-side software in C

Previous ownership of an SDK, API, device driver, or software library used by other engineers, teams, or customers

USB experience (device or host side) or another high-speed communications interface

Board bring-up experience alongside hardware engineers

Degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related discipline

Highly desirable

USB 3.x or Cypress FX3 firmware experience

Experience owning customer-facing SDKs

CI/CD and build automation experience

Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing

Imaging systems, sensors, detector readout, or data acquisition experience

Ability to collaborate effectively with FPGA engineers and understand HDL designs

Why Apply?

Take ownership of a customer-facing SDK and API

Influence architecture, testing strategy, and software direction

Work closely with hardware and FPGA experts

Join a small, highly collaborative engineering team

Play a key role in bringing innovative products to market

Fast interview process with CV feedback typically provided within 48 hours

Interview process

Introductory call

Technical discussion

On-site interview with the engineering team

Please note This role is unlikely to suit candidates seeking:

Fully remote positions

Pure application/software development roles

Pure FPGA/RTL development positions

Roles with limited hardware interaction

Large-team environments with a narrow area of responsibility

The key differentiator for this role is experience developing SDKs, APIs, device drivers, or software libraries that external engineers or customers have relied upon. If you've built software interfaces that others have developed against, I’d love to hear from you!

Apply here or email Ella Atkinson with your updated CV and a time that’s best to call or call me on 01184675779.