Principal Embedded Software Engineer in Milton, Cambridgeshire

Principal Embedded Software Engineer | £70-85k + Bonus | Cambridge

This is an opportunity to join a market-leading communications technology company developing mission-critical comms systems.

You will take technical ownership of embedded application software development across Linux and Android platforms, helping deliver the next generation of technology that underpins secure communications.

Responsibilities:

• Designing, developing and testing embedded application software across Embedded Linux and Android platforms.
• Leading software component activities including architecture, task planning, technical reviews and integration testing.
• Developing new application features whilst maintaining and enhancing existing software components.
• Translating complex telecommunications specifications (ETSI, 3GPP, RFCs) into robust software solutions.

Requirements:

• 10+ years' commercial software development experience delivering released 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 and embedded software systems.
• Experience applying Test-Driven Development (TDD) methodologies within embedded and Android environments.

Bonus Skills:

• Experience with ARM-based embedded platforms and multi-core systems.
• Familiarity with Agile / Scrum software development methodologies.
• Experience providing technical leadership on large, multi-disciplinary engineering projects.

Apply now to join a highly respected engineering team developing critical communications technology relied upon by organisations around the world.

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