Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Job description

Join a cutting-edge wireless communications company – Cambridge, Hybrid Working Model

This growing engineering team is developing next-generation Fixed Wireless Access platforms based on the latest 5G standards, delivering high-speed connectivity to rural and hard-to-reach regions worldwide. They are now looking for a 5G Embedded Software Engineer to support the development and optimisation of embedded software across high-performance networking systems.

You’ll work closely with hardware, systems and networking teams, contributing to the development of software powering advanced 5G infrastructure and helping optimise performance across complex Linux-based platforms.

For this 5G Embedded Software Engineer role, we are looking for someone with:

• Strong experience developing embedded software in C and C++
• Good knowledge of Embedded Linux and networking stacks
• Experience working with high-performance networking or packet processing systems
• Understanding of 3GPP 4G/5G protocols or telecoms networking technologies
• Experience debugging and optimising low-latency, high-throughput systems
• Ideally, exposure to technologies such as DPDK, XDP or eBPF

What Next?

For more information on this role, or any other jobs across Embedded, Firmware, C/C++ Programming, Linux Networking or Telecoms Software, please contact me, Callum Allen, today.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Cambridge

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

08-03-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English