Principal Embedded Software Engineer
4 days ago
City of London
Principal Embedded Software Engineer £75,000 - £90,000 + equity London (3 days per week in office) Overview TalentEdge Technology are looking to hire a Senior Embedded Engineering Leader to take ownership of the firmware stack for a next-generation, AI-enhanced connected music hardware platform. This role is hands-on and deeply technical, suited to an engineer who enjoys working across the full embedded stack, from low-level hardware bring-up through to cloud-connected features and who places a premium on robustness and real-world reliability. What You’ll Be Working On: • Ownership and evolution of the embedded firmware stack for connected consumer hardware, • Firmware development in C/C++ on NXP i.MX RT (480MHz Cortex-M7) platforms, • Design and implementation of critical systems, including Over-the-air update infrastructure, Bluetooth audio (A2DP / AVRCP), Wi-Fi connectivity and device provisioning, Bootloaders and persistent state management, Audio DSP integration, • Ensuring production-grade stability, performance, and fault tolerance, • Close collaboration with mobile, web, backend, and hardware teams to deliver cohesive end-to-end experiences, • Supporting device certification and production readiness, including FCC / CE compliance, • Providing technical leadership, architectural direction, and high-quality code review within the embedded domain What We’re Looking For: Essential experience: • Senior-level embedded firmware experience, ideally in consumer electronics (Audio would be even better), • Strong C & C++ skills on resource-constrained systems, • Experience with FreeRTOS or comparable RTOS environments, • Hands-on work with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi stacks, • Familiarity with embedded build systems such as CMake, • A strong engineering mindset around reliability, resilience, and real-world failure modes Desirable experience: • Audio, DSP, or media-related systems is HUGELY desirable, • Shipping hardware products at scale, • OTA update systems and secure firmware pipelines, • Certification processes (FCC, CE, or similar) Why This Role You’ll be joining a small, senior team operating at the intersection of hardware, software, music, and AI, with a proven track record of shipping devices at scale and a significant installed user base. The company is emerging from a period of stability, but with major next-generation products planned for 2026, and this role will be central to shaping the technical direction and execution of those devices. Sound like you? Apply now!