Senior Software Engineer
Job Role: Senior Software Engineer
Location: Edinburgh / Towcester
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Permanent
Salary: Depending on Experience
Role Summary
You will work as part of a small, focused team responsible for developing and supporting a complex software platform used across multiple hardware products. The role spans the full software development lifecycle-from requirements analysis and system design through implementation, verification, release, documentation, and post-delivery support-within a structured, quality-driven engineering environment.
The position involves development across multiple layers of the software stack, including low-level bootloaders and Linux kernels, hardware interfacing and management services, system-level Linux applications, networking and control protocols, and user-facing interfaces. You will also contribute to maintaining and improving development tooling, CI pipelines, and automated test infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain embedded and GNU/Linux-based software for networking and systems products.
Act as a software representative within cross-functional product development teams.
Lead the delivery of new software features from initial concept and requirements through to release.
Create and maintain test specifications and automated test scripts to support development and release activities.
Desired Qualifications / Skills
Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
Strong proficiency in C within a GNU/Linux development environment.
Proven experience delivering software across the full development lifecycle.
Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python and Bash.
Experience developing software that uses networking technologies and protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, Ethernet).
Working knowledge of configuration management, version control, and CI/CD tools.
Exposure to Agile or iterative development methodologies.
If this is of interest to you, please forward your updated CV to (url removed)