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Principal Embedded Software Engineer
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Principal Embedded Software Engineer
Principal Embedded Software Engineer | £70-85k + Bonus | Cambridge
You will be joining a market-leading communications technology company, developing mission-critical comms systems.
About the Role
This is an opportunity to take technical ownership of embedded application software development, spanning Linux and Android platforms, and help deliver the next generation of secure communications technology.
Responsibilities
- Designing, developing, and testing embedded application software across Embedded Linux and Android platforms
- Leading software component activities, including:
- Architecture design
- Task planning
- Technical reviews
- Integration testing
- Developing new application features while maintaining and enhancing existing software components
- Translating complex telecoms specifications (ETSI, 3GPP, RFCs) into robust software solutions
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Requirements
- 10+ years' commercial software development experience delivering embedded Linux and Android products
- Strong C development experience within embedded Linux user-space environments
- Commercial Android application development experience, using Java and modern application architectures
- Solid understanding of:
- RTOS concepts
- Embedded software systems
- Experience applying Test-Driven Development (TDD) in embedded and Android environments
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Bonus Skills
It would be advantageous to have:
- Experience with ARM-based embedded platforms and multi-core systems
- Familiarity with Agile / Scrum methodologies
- Experience providing technical leadership on large, multi-disciplinary engineering projects
join a highly respected engineering team, designing critical communications technology relied upon by organizations worldwide.
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