Salary: £70,000 - 70,000 per year Requirements: Strong commercial experience in embedded C / firmware development Background working on bare-metal, RTOS, and Linux-based systems Experience contributing to firmware or software architecture Comfortable balancing hands-on development with leadership responsibilities Able to estimate work and support technical project delivery Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset Responsibilities: Hands-on development of embedded firmware using C Working across bare-metal, RTOS, and embedded Linux environments Contributing to and owning aspects of software system architecture Setting technical direction, standards, and best practice Supporting project estimation, planning, and delivery approach Monitoring progress to ensure work is delivered to the required quality, time, and budget Providing technical leadership and mentoring to engineers Conducting 1-to-1s and line management where required Collaborating with hardware, systems, and wider engineering teams Technologies: Embedded Firmware Hardware Support Linux C++ More: We are KO2, and we are looking to add an experienced Senior Firmware Engineer to our growing engineering team in Nottingham. This is a technically focused senior role, offering a strong balance of hands-on embedded development alongside technical leadership. You will have the opportunity to influence architecture, project delivery, and technical direction while working on complex embedded firmware across a range of platforms. We offer a competitive salary up to £70,000 DOE, alongside benefits and the chance to make a genuine impact in our team. last updated 4 week of 2026