Location: Livingston, Scotland Salary: £60,000 - £75,000 Work Pattern: Hybrid (onsite required, but more flexible than hardware roles) About the Role 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. What You’ll Be Doing 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 What We’re Looking For 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 Desirable Experience Embedded Linux (Yocto, Debian) STM32 / 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 Assessment & Interview Process 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 Why Join Exceptional technical variety across multiple industries Clear progression and skills development Stable workload with growing project scale Supportive, highly technical engineering culture