Senior Embedded Linux Engineer

Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Oxford | Hybrid Working
Salary: Competitive + Equity + Benefits

Help Build the Future of AI Infrastructure

A pioneering deep-tech company developing next-generation AI hardware is looking for a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to join its growing engineering team in Oxford.

Working on revolutionary accelerator technology, you’ll play a key role in developing the firmware, device drivers and real-time control software that sit at the heart of a completely new computing platform. This is a rare opportunity to work on custom silicon, low-level software and cutting-edge AI infrastructure, taking hardware from first bring-up through to production deployment.

The role:

You’ll join a highly experienced multidisciplinary engineering team, owning the embedded software stack that enables advanced accelerator hardware to operate reliably in real-world systems. This is a hands-on position covering Linux drivers, firmware development, BSP bring-up and RTOS-based control software.

What you’ll be doing:

• Developing and maintaining Linux kernel and bare-metal device drivers
• Writing firmware for embedded control and management processors
• Bringing up new hardware revisions from initial power-on through to stable system boot
• Developing RTOS-based control software with deterministic behaviour
• Debugging hardware/software integration issues using JTAG, oscilloscopes and logic analysers
• Supporting BSP development including clocking, interrupts and peripheral initialisation
• Working closely with hardware engineers to diagnose and resolve low-level system challenges
• Defining coding standards, code review processes and embedded software testing methodologies

What we’re looking for:

Essential

• Five or more years of embedded software in C/C++ on production hardware (a degree in electrical or computer engineering, or equivalent experience).
• Proven experience writing Linux device drivers: character, platform or PCIe.
• Hands-on board support package bring-up on custom hardware, from schematic review to first OS boot.
• A solid grasp of RTOS concepts: task scheduling, inter-task communication, memory protection.
• Proficiency with hardware debug tools: JTAG/SWD debuggers, oscilloscopes and logic analysers.

Why join?

• Work on genuinely ground-breaking technology within AI infrastructure
• Develop software for custom hardware that has never existed before
• Be involved in the transition from prototype systems to volume production
• Collaborate with experts across software, hardware, optics and machine learning
• Have a significant influence on product direction and engineering practices
• Join an ambitious and rapidly growing engineering team at an early stage

How to apply:

If this role sounds like something you may be interested in, please apply or email Ella Atkinson with an updated CV and a suitable time to talk. I look forward to hearing from you! Please note sponsorship is not offered.