Salary: £80,000 - 80,000 per year Requirements: We require proven experience in bare metal embedded development. We require strong low-level experience working directly with boards and hardware. We require experience communicating with ICs and working with hardware interfaces. We require DSP and signal processing experience. We require embedded debugging and low-level diagnostics capability. We require knowledge of software architecture and embedded system design. We require hands-on experience developing firmware in pre-RTOS environments. We require demonstrated ownership and leadership of technical projects or delivery, ideally as a Technical Lead, Team Lead, or Project Lead. We consider assembler experience desirable. We prefer candidates with strong technical leadership skills and the ability to make key engineering decisions. Responsibilities: We lead the development of low-level embedded firmware on custom hardware platforms. We work in bare metal and pre-RTOS environments. We develop and optimise DSP and signal processing functionality. We interface directly with ICs and embedded hardware components. We take ownership of technical delivery, architecture, and key engineering decisions. We collaborate closely with hardware and multidisciplinary engineering teams. We mentor and support engineers within the team. We drive project delivery while managing technical risks and dependencies. Technologies: Embedded Firmware Hardware Support C++ More: We are seeking an experienced Embedded Software Technical Lead to join our team and work on custom hardware platforms in pre-RTOS environments. This is a hands-on technical leadership role focused on low-level embedded firmware, hardware interaction, IC communication, DSP, and project ownership. We offer the opportunity to influence architecture and technical delivery while working closely with hardware and multidisciplinary engineering teams in a collaborative environment. Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. last updated 23 week of 2026