Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Senior Embedded Software Engineer focuses on support of high‑performance national security systems , collaborating with international customers and internal teams to deliver new capabilities.

What the role involves

• Support of high‑performance national security systems , collaborating with international customers and internal teams to deliver new capabilities.
• Solid understanding of Linux‑based development , including build systems, compilers, tooling, and low‑level system behaviour.
• Exposure to packet‑level or network‑focused systems , such as traffic analysis, inspection, or monitoring platforms.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to support customer engagement and system deployment.

Skills and requirements

• Strong commercial experience developing software in modern C++ , including performance‑critical and concurrent systems.
• Experience working with computer networking concepts and protocols , particularly TCP/IP and related technologies.
• Experience using complementary scripting or automation languages such as Python, Ruby, Bash , or similar.
• Experience with deep packet inspection or network analysis technologies.

Confirmed role details

• Experience diagnosing, troubleshooting, and supporting complex systems, including remote fault‑finding.

Candidate fit

• technical problem-solving, code quality, testing discipline, and clear collaboration

Additional role context

• Up to £80,000 Gross.
• Teams work across highly secure, high‑impact programmes, developing and supporting systems that protect critical infrastructure and national interests.
• Be part of an agile, collaborative engineering team, working across the full software lifecycle in a Linux‑based environment.

Known job details

• Pay: £80,000