Embedded Linux Engineer

Salary: £130,000 - 143,000 per year

Requirements

• We require strong commercial experience developing Embedded Linux solutions.
• We require experience with Buildroot for creating and maintaining embedded Linux systems.
• We require strong knowledge of Embedded C/C++.
• We require experience with Linux kernel configuration, customisation, and optimisation.
• We require experience enhancing and maintaining existing Linux platforms.
• We require real-time Linux experience, including performance tuning and optimisation.
• We require BSP development and hardware bring-up experience.
• We require device driver development and debugging experience.
• We require strong experience working with ARM processors and ARM-based platforms.
• We require cross-compilation and embedded toolchain experience.
• We require version control experience using Git.
• We require experience with API integration and file transfer mechanisms within embedded systems.
• We require experience implementing USB and Bluetooth connectivity solutions.
• We require experience developing features for pushing and synchronising files to cloud platforms.
• We require experience working closely with hardware and firmware engineers throughout the development lifecycle.
• Desirable: commercial experience within the audio industry or developing embedded audio solutions.
• Desirable: understanding of analogue-to-digital signal processing or audio hardware integration.
• Desirable: experience modernising legacy embedded Linux environments.
• Desirable: bootloader experience, including U-Boot.

Responsibilities

• We will review the existing Linux implementation.
• We will enhance the current architecture.
• We will bring the platform up to date using modern Embedded Linux best practices.
• We will improve performance, stability, and real-time capabilities.
• We will work closely with hardware and software teams.
• We will play a key role in the ongoing evolution of our embedded products.
• We will contribute to enhancing an existing Embedded Linux platform and delivering the next generation of embedded technology.

Technologies

• API
• ARM
• Bluetooth
• Cloud
• Embedded
• Firmware
• Git
• Hardware
• Linux
• C++
• Support

More

We are hiring an experienced Embedded Linux Engineer for an initial 6-month contract with a competitive day rate outside IR35. The first week will be onsite in Abingdon or Scarborough, followed by remote working. We are an innovative engineering team working on embedded products and a recently migrated Embedded Linux platform, and this role offers the opportunity to modernise the system and contribute to the next generation of our technology.

last updated 28 week of 2026