Embedded Software Engineer
📌Johannesburg, South Africa 🇿🇦
⏱︎ full-time
🧙♂️ mid-level
Recruiter:
Network Recruitment
Job Ref:
NES022204/Phind
Date posted:
Friday, July 4, 2025
Location:
Johannesburg, South Africa
SUMMARY:
This is an exceptional opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking and dynamic environment where innovation, learning, and excellence are at the core of daily operations. The successful candidate will be actively involved in the development of embedded software for cutting-edge vehicle electronics and power systems.
POSITION INFO:
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and development of embedded software in C and C++
- Software prototyping and testing for vehicle applications
- Development of MCU-specific physical layers and APIs
- Contribution to software architecture and concept design
- Documentation of software development processes
- Collaboration with cross-functional teams, including hardware, QA, and manufacturing
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Ensure high standards of software quality and reliability
- Bachelor's Degree in Electronic Engineering or a related field
- Strong programming experience in embedded C
- Solid understanding of microcontrollers and electronics
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
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Passion for embedded software development and technology
- Experience with vehicle systems or power electronics
- Familiarity with C++ and automotive communication protocols
- Knowledge of quality assurance practices in embedded systems
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Exposure to software development tools and version control systems
Senior Embedded Software Engineer
@ Embedd 
What we're looking for
At embedd.it, we power hardware-software integration in embedded devices. We turn fragmented semiconductor chip data into configurable digital twins, then deterministically generate code, tests, and documentation – making integration faster, cheaper, and resilient to supply chain shocks.
We’re looking for a true legend – someone with abstract thinking and deep expertise in low-level software development. You’ll build vendor-agnostic tooling for MCU and peripheral integration to solve hardware-software integration once and for all. We work at the intersection of embedded systems, code generation, compilers, and machine learning. It’s your chance to help redefine how low-level development is done.
Responsibilities
- Drive the architecture of the driver structures and system layout
- Define scalable patterns for cross-architectural integration across bare-metal, Zephyr, Linux, and other environments
- Deconstruct complex SoC device trees and translate hardware descriptions into structured internal models for automated reasoning
- Partner with the ML team to shape data and annotation models for AI-driven data-extraction tooling
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in embedded systems development, including bare-metal and RTOS-based systems
- Proficiency in C/C++
- Familiarity with firmware configuration, SoC bring-up, and system-level debugging
- Hands-on experience with code generation tools, or low-level compiler/decompiler/emulator technologies
- Strong background in embedded toolchains: compilers, linkers, debuggers, and build systems
- Python or scripting for automation and tooling is a plus
- Experience with functional-safety standards is a plus
Why embedd.it?
- Dynamic, venture-backed team of engineers challenging the status quo 🚀
- Work at the intersection of embedded systems, code generators, compilers, and ML 🤖
- Unusual challenges requiring out-of-the-box abstract thinking 🧠
- Competitive compensation: cash + equity 💰
- Remote work possible 🌍
About Us
embedd.it is a UK-based startup reinventing embedded development. Our platform transforms unstructured semiconductor data into structured digital twins, enabling automatic generation of drivers, tests, and documentation. We're building a single, traceable source of truth to make integration fast, vendor-agnostic, and future-proof.
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