Embedded Software Engineer – Embedded Linux ​/ RTOS

Embedded Software Engineer - Embedded Linux / RTOS

South East London | 6-Month Contract (Inside IR35 | Competitive Day Rate

We're looking for an experienced Embedded Software Engineer with strong Embedded Linux and C/C++ development experience to support the delivery of a high-profile embedded software project.

You’ll join an established engineering team, developing and integrating real-time embedded software for dedicated hardware platforms. This is a hands-on role where you’ll contribute from day one, helping deliver robust, high-performance software for complex engineering systems.

• Design, develop and maintain embedded software in C/C++.
• Develop software for Embedded Linux and real-time operating systems.
• Implement multi-threaded, real-time applications with deterministic performance.
• Integrate software with embedded hardware and support system validation.
• Debug, test and optimise software throughout the development lifecycle.
• Support software architecture and technical problem solving.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver project milestones.
• Proven commercial experience developing embedded software in C/C++.
• Strong Embedded Linux development experience.
• Experience with RTOS environments such as VxWorks, Linux RT or FreeRTOS
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• Good understanding of multi-threading, scheduling and real-time software principles.
• Experience integrating software with embedded hardware.
• Familiarity with Git and collaborative software development practices.
• Previous experience with Vx Works .
• Python, Bash or Power Shell scripting.
• Experience developing embedded GUI applications.

• Competitive hourly rate.
• Initial 6-month contract with potential extension.
• Opportunity to work on technically challenging embedded systems.
• Collaborative engineering environment with an experienced development team.

If you're an experienced Embedded Software Engineer available for your next contract and have strong Embedded Linux and RTOS expertise, we'd like to hear from you.