Principal Embedded Software Engineer

Principal Embedded Software Engineer | £80-90k | Cambridge An exciting medium-sized consultancy is looking for an experienced software engineer to join their driven & motivated team.

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Youll report directly to the Head of Engineering and have a significant degree of authority over the architecture of each project.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a software engineer with previous consultancy experience who wants to join a team where they can have a real impact every day and lead a team of multidisciplinary engineers, without the line management side of things.

A lot of their projects tend to be outside of heavy industry regulations and varied, so you have a lot of freedom to be creative & solve a range of problems.

Responsibilities as a Principal Embedded Software Engineer: Lead the software design and development of embedded and connected systems Take a system-wide view: balancing firmware, hardware, connectivity, and cloud considerations Work directly with clients, defining not just delivery but also the actual product itself from idea through to production Requirements as a Principal Embedded Software Engineer: Strong experience developing embedded software using C/C++ for RTOS-based systems (ideally Zephyr) Experience xwzovoh at a senior level in a consultancy environment Strong understanding of embedded Linux, but you dont have to be a Linux guru Experience with Cloud-based systems (AWS, IoT, embedded security) Provable experience with wireless technologies (WiFi, Bluetooth, LoRa, M2M cellular etc.) If you love developing exciting products and would like to play a leading role in a consultancy, apply!