Embedded Systems Reliability Engineer

Due to continued growth, we're looking for an Embedded Systems Reliability Engineer to join our dynamic CTO Development Team. You'll work with a talented, welcoming group of engineers who are passionate about technology, quality, and innovation. If you have a strong background in embedded systems, this is an excellent opportunity to make a real impact.

This is a hands-on role for a skilled engineer with a deep understanding of embedded software, reliability engineering, and modern development practices. You'll play a key part in improving the robustness, performance, and quality of our embedded and desktop systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Investigate and resolve complex bugs across embedded and desktop systems, implementing fixes and systemic quality improvements.

• Develop and maintain tools for automated testing, diagnostics, and release validation using Python and Bash.

• Enhance and maintain CI/CD pipelines for embedded firmware (Buildroot/make) and desktop applications (CMake/Qt), integrating quality gates and static analysis.

• Define, monitor, and drive improvements against key reliability metrics (e.g. crash frequency, memory stability, startup success).

• Improve diagnostic visibility through structured logging, crash data capture, and telemetry (via MQTT).

• Collaborate with hardware, software, and test engineers to embed reliability and quality throughout the development lifecycle.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electronics, or equivalent practical experience.

• Strong proficiency in modern C++ (C++17 or newer) for embedded and cross-platform desktop development.

• Skilled in Python and Bash for tooling and test automation.

• Experience with CMake, make, and CI/CD systems (e.g., GitLab CI, Azure Pipelines).

• Familiarity with Docker for embedded software builds and containerised testing.

• Confident debugging across firmware, OS, and application layers.

• Deep understanding of Embedded Linux (Buildroot), system configuration, and device-level development.

• Familiarity with MQTT and messaging protocols in distributed systems.

• Experience with Qt and GUI development for Windows and Linux environments.

• Understanding of observability, incident response, and long-term reliability strategies.

• Exposure to hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing and embedded diagnostics.

We're committed to helping our people grow, achieve, and innovate. You'll be part of a supportive, inclusive team where your ideas and expertise make a real difference.

Benefits include:

• Salary: Up to £60,000 DOE

• Hybrid working: Approximately 50/50 home and office (flexed to project needs)

• Holidays: 25 days + bank holidays, with an additional day every 3 years (up to 30 days) and the option to buy 5 more

• Pension: 8% employer contribution (or cash equivalent)

• Health & wellbeing: Private Medical Insurance, Group Life Insurance, Income Protection, and Critical Illness cover (or cash equivalents)