LEAD ENGINEER – REAL-TIME SYSTEMS / HARDWARE INTEGRATION Salary: £70,000 – £75,000 Working Pattern: Primarily office-based Avanti are supporting a specialist technology organisation developing advanced real-time systems used in demanding, real-world environments. Their engineering work sits close to hardware, combining low-level software development with sensor-driven data processing and high reliability requirements. The team is growing and they are now seeking a hands-on Lead Engineer who can contribute directly to real-time development while also providing mentoring and technical guidance to a group of junior engineers. The Role As Lead Engineer, you will: • Design and develop real-time, hardware-integrated software • Write and maintain device drivers and low-level components • Work primarily in Linux, interacting directly with physical hardware • Review code, guide junior developers and support their technical development • Help shape engineering best practice in a small, focused technical team This role remains highly hands-on, with approximately 75 percent of your time spent on development. What We’re Looking For • Strong background in C, Go or C# (one is sufficient) • Experience in real-time systems, hardware interaction or systems-level development • Comfortable working with drivers, protocols and low-level data handling • Previous exp...