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Embedded Linux Engineer

Technical Futures LtdCambridge, Cambridgeshire🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 7 Apr 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hybrid Embedded Linux Engineer role at Technical Futures Ltd offers exciting challenges and diverse project involvement, allowing you to develop your skills across Linux, bare-metal, and RTOS environments. You'll thrive here if you possess a strong foundation in embedded systems and a passion for problem-solving within a collaborative consultancy setting, all while enjoying a competitive salary and benefits package. Apply now to contribute to cutting-edge innovations and grow your career!

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Embedded SystemsFPGARoboticsC++IoTPython

Job Description

Embedded Linux Engineer - South Cambridge - Hybrid. An Embedded Engineer with experience working across both Embedded Linux and broader embedded work as well as having a good understanding of electronics principles will provide technical solutions to a range of challenging projects as a key member of a thriving Technical Consultancy. Working closely with customers, you ll have the opportunity to work on Linux-based systems as well as bare-metal, RTOS, device drivers, algorithms and communications protocols.

Due to the nature of many projects you must be a British Passport holder. Hybrid working is offered (3 days office / 2 WFH), a generous salary and benefits to include a Company Bonus Scheme, Private Healthcare, 10% Company pension contribution, Life Assurance, 25 days holiday and much more.

The Embedded Linux Engineer will ideally bring the following:

  • A minimum of a 2.1 Bachelors/Masters Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electronics or similar.
  • Embedded Linux development including device trees, user-space / kernel-space, and SoC platforms.
  • Experience of Yocto.
  • Real-Time Embedded C/C++ development.
  • Experience with high level programming language/s such as Python.
  • Broader embedded experience such as RTOS, bare metal systems, Algorithms and communication protocols.
  • Adaptability, an ambition for learning and excellent problem-solving skills.
  • Strong customer facing skills and motivation to work in a Consultancy environment.

Of particular interest is experience of open architecture standards such as OpenCPI, STICS and/or SOSA.

In this Embedded Linux role you will contribute to the design, build and test of embedded systems across a wide range of applications including robotics, sensing, communications and IoT devices. As part of a multi-disciplinary team you ll support projects from concept through to delivery, working collaboratively with FPGA and electronics teams.

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