Embedded Software Engineer

Overview

Embedded Software Engineer

Location:

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

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.

• 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

• 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

• Embedded Linux (Yocto, Debian)
• STM
  32 / 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

• 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

• Exceptional technical variety across multiple industries
• Clear progression and skills development
• Stable workload with growing project scale
• Supportive, highly technical engineering culture

• Job Title:
  
  Embedded Software Engineer
• Company:
  Vantage Consulting Ltd
• Location:
  
  Livingston, West Lothian
• Posted:
  Feb 6th 2026
• Closes:
  Mar 9th 2026
• Sector:
  Consulting
• Contract:
  
  Permanent
• Hours:
  
  Full Time