Principal Embedded Engineer
📌Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪
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We are seeking a Embedded Software Engineer with a minimum of 8 years of experience to join our team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience developing embedded software for microcontroller-based systems, safety-critical applications, and Human-Machine Interfaces (HMI). Expertise in real-time systems, handling large or legacy codebases, working with open-source software, and utilizing simulation environments for testing and validation is essential. Additionally, proficiency with Linux-based development environments is a must.
Qualificaitons:
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in embedded software engineering
- Hands on expertise in C and C++ programming languages for embedded systems
- In-depth experience with microcontroller architectures (e.g., ARM, STM32, etc.) and low-level hardware interfacing
- Strong understanding of real-time operating systems (RTOS) and real-time software design
- Extensive experience with communication protocols (e.g., UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, Ethernet)
- Strong understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) principles and design patterns
- Proven experience with safety-critical software development and knowledge of relevant standards (e.g., ISO 26262, DO-178C)
- Expertise in handling large codebases, including working with legacy code and open-source software, ensuring smooth integration and refactoring
- Experience with simulation environments and tools for testing and validating embedded systems before hardware deployment
- Expertise in debugging, performance optimization, and software testing methodologies
- Strong understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and modular software development
- Proficiency with version control systems (e.g., Git) and software development tools (e.g., debuggers, oscilloscopes)
- Excellent communication skills, both technical and non-technical
- A degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (Master’s degree or equivalent is a plus)
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Must have experience with Linux-based development environments
- Design, develop, and optimize embedded software for microcontroller-based systems and safety-critical applications
- Work on the full software development lifecycle (SDLC), including requirements gathering, design, implementation, testing, and deployment
- Architect and implement complex embedded systems with a focus on performance, safety, and reliability
- Work with and contribute to large codebases, including open-source software or legacy code, ensuring maintainability and scalability
- Utilize simulation environments to model, test, and validate embedded software before deployment on hardware
- Perform system-level debugging, hardware/software integration, and troubleshooting
- Design and enforce best practices for embedded software development, including coding standards and software documentation
- Ensure software meets relevant safety standards (e.g., ISO 26262, DO-178C)
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements and design solutions for embedded systems and HMI
- Develop and maintain clear and detailed documentation for software architecture, design, and implementation
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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