Full job descriptionWe’re looking for an experienced Embedded C++ Software Developer to join an engineering team developing high-performance software for embedded Linux systems.
This is a hands-on role where you’ll be designing and developing robust, performance-critical software that interfaces closely with embedded hardware. You’ll work on complex technical challenges involving multi-threading, concurrency, system performance and Linux internals, collaborating with software, electronics and hardware engineers throughout the development lifecycle.
If you enjoy low-level programming, optimising software performance and solving technically demanding problems, this could be the role for you.
Responsibilities
*Design, develop and maintain software using modern C++
*Develop applications for Embedded Linux platforms
*Design and implement robust multi-threaded software
*Debug and optimise performance-critical applications
*Work closely with hardware and electronics engineers to integrate software with embedded devices
*Investigate and resolve complex concurrency and memory issues
*Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews and technical planning
*Write clean, maintainable and well-tested code
Essential Skills & Experience
*Strong commercial experience developing software in C++
*Experience developing software for Embedded Linux
*Excellent understanding of multi-threading, concurrency and synchronisation
*Hands-on experience with:
*Mutexes
*Locks
*Condition Variables
*Deadlock prevention
*Race condition analysis
*Thread-safe programming
*Strong understanding of Linux internals, including:
*Processes and threads
*Scheduling
*Memory management
*Inter-process communication (IPC)
*Signals
*File systems
*Experience debugging Linux applications using tools such as GDB
*Comfortable working within a Linux command-line environment
*Experience using Git
Desirable Skills
*Embedded ARM platforms
*Cross-compilation toolchains
*Yocto or Buildroot
*Device communication (SPI, I²C, UART, CAN or USB)
*Network programming (TCP/IP, sockets)
*CMake
*Python or Bash scripting
*Docker and CI/CD pipelines
About You
You’ll be someone who:
*Enjoys solving complex technical problems
*Has a genuine passion for embedded software development
*Thrives in a collaborative engineering environment
*Takes pride in writing efficient, reliable and maintainable code
*Is curious, proactive and keen to continually improve
What’s on Offer
*Competitive salary
*Hybrid working
*Interesting embedded software projects
*Modern development tools and technologies
*Collaborative engineering culture
*Ongoing training and career development
*Opportunity to work on products from concept through to deployment
If you’re an experienced Embedded C++ Developer with strong Linux expertise and a passion for building high-performance software, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today or contact 4Square Recruitment for a confidential discussion.