Job title: Embedded Firmware Engineer
Job type: Permanent / FTC
Emp type: Full-time
Industry: Information Technology (IT) and Audio Visual (AV)
Salary type: Annual
Salary from: GBP £50,000.00
Salary to: GBP £70,000.00
Location: Basingstoke, UK
Job published: 07/08/2025
Job ID: 46018

Job Description

 
 

We're looking for a passionate Embedded Firmware Engineer to join a small but highly capable R&D team working on industry-leading audio technology. This is a hands-on role developing real-time embedded systems for products used by musicians, producers, and audio engineers worldwide.

If you're enthusiastic about audio and want your work to make a real impact in the professional sound space, this is your opportunity.

What You’ll Do

  • Develop, maintain, and release embedded firmware for commercial audio products

  • Ship code that reaches thousands of end-users

  • Collaborate closely with hardware and QA engineers to bring new products to life

  • Improve and maintain existing software and firmware systems

What We’re Looking For

Essential:

  • Strong experience with C/C++ for embedded systems

  • Solid understanding of real-time systems and microcontroller-based architectures

  • Excellent troubleshooting and debugging skills

  • Comfortable communicating technical ideas clearly and effectively

Preferred:

  • Experience with XMOS microcontrollers or similar DSP platforms

  • Familiarity with the JUCE C++ library

  • Cross-platform experience (Mac & PC)

  • Version control using Git

  • Passion for audio, music tech, or digital signal processing (DSP)