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Principal Embedded Software Engineer 70-85k + Bonus Cambridge This is an opportunity to join a market-leading communications technology company developing mission-critical comms systems. You will take technical ownership of embedded application software development across Linux and Android platforms, helping deliver the next generation of technology that underpins secure communications. Responsibilities: Designing, developing and testing embedded application software across Embedded Linux and Android platforms. Leading software component activities including architecture, task planning, technical reviews and integration testing. Developing new application features whilst maintaining and enhancing existing software components. Translating complex telecommunications specifications (ETSI, 3GPP, RFCs) into robust software solutions. Requirements: 10+ years' commercial software development experience delivering released embedded Linux and Android products. Strong C development experience within embedded Linux user-space environments. Commercial Android application development experience using Java and modern application architectures. Solid understanding of RTOS concepts and embedded software systems. Experience applying Test-Driven Development (TDD) methodologies within embedded and Android environments. Bonus Skills: Experience with ARM-based embedded platforms and multi-core systems. Familiarity with Agile / Scrum software development methodologies. Experience providing technical leadership on large, multi-disciplinary engineering projects. Apply now to join a highly respected engineering team developing critical communications technology relied upon by organisations around the world. Platform Recruitment: Platform Recruitment covers a wide range of IT and Engineering positions, including Embedded Software, Electronics, FPGA, Mechanical, C++, DevOps, Cloud, Technical Sales, Project Management and more.

HRBP Operations Analyst Newcastle upon Tyne Competitive Salary Are you an HR professional looking to take the next step in your career within a fast-growing, innovative organisation? We're looking for a proactive HRBP Operations Analyst to join a collaborative HR team, supporting managers and employees across a dynamic business. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys balancing day-to-day HR operations with strategic people initiatives in a fast-paced environment where you'll have the autonomy to make a real impact. Key Responsibilities +Provide day-to-day HR advice and guidance to managers and employees on policies, procedures, and employee matters. +Support HR Business Partners with talent management, performance reviews, succession planning, and annual people processes. +Manage employee relations cases, including performance management, absence management, and other sensitive HR matters. +Coordinate core HR activities including training requests, internal transfers, onboarding support, and offboarding processes. +Assist with policy reviews, employee engagement initiatives, and continuous improvement of HR processes. About You We're looking for someone who is organised, approachable, and enjoys solving problems while building strong relationships across the business. You'll ideally have: +3-5 years' experience in an HR Generalist, HR Advisor, or HR Analyst role. +A strong understanding of UK employment law and HR best practice. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. +Confidence working independently while collaborating effectively with stakeholders. +A 2:1 Bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) from a leading university, with strong academic achievements. +AAA minimum at A Level If you're an ambitious HR professional looking to develop your career within a high-performing and people-focused organisation, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today to find out more.

Job Title: C#/.NET Software Engineer Location: South Cambridgeshire Salary: Up to 70,000 Working Pattern: Hybrid 2 days in office This is a brilliant opportunity for aC#/.NET engineer to join a fast-growing technology company whose software is used by scientists and engineers across the world. You'll be writing code that drives real machines connecting instrumentation, automation systems, and digital workflows that power cutting-edge scientific processes. It's a genuinely hands-on role where your work has direct, visible impact. The Role You'll design and build high-quality software across desktop, embedded, and server environments, working alongside a talented team of architects, engineers, and product managers to deliver robust, user-focused solutions. You'll also contribute to architectural decisions and mentor junior developers. Requirements Strong C#/.NET development experience Strong knowledge of software design principles, testing and DevOps pipelines Experience building Windows applications with XAML Familiarity with IoT protocols such as MQTT and OPC/UA SQL databases and Linux OS experience Comfortable working with AI tools If this role is of interest, please apply below.

Title : Senior Software Engineer (Compilers) Company : HPC & AI Location : London (primarily remote) Compensation : Up to 190,000 Company : An advanced HPC R&D firm, looking to expand the UK compiler team. Most of the team are ex-Big-Tech, ex-FAANG or ex-Chip firms. They joined because they get more flexibility and have more challenging/interesting work to do as the team is significantly smaller, with highly technical leadership. If you want to work alongside some of the brightest, most enthusiastic people in the industry, this may be worth exploring. Role : Senior Software Engineer position with an emphasis on AI Compiler development. You will be a significant hire and will own much of the development of a cutting-edge compiler development project. Significant hires have already been made in the team to support this role. Mostly LLVM based, it is important you also have experience working with GPUs to an extent. About you: 6 years+ as a compiler engineer Strong C++ programming skills Experience with LLVM, MLIR, Triton or other compilers Experience with GPU architectures Full details are available. Please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Senior Software Engineer Northamptonshire 50,000 - 70,000 Working Pattern: Primarily onsite (hybrid working may be available once established in the role) Build Products That Solve Real-World Problems If you enjoy building complete products, not just isolated software components and want to work across embedded systems, cloud platforms, machine vision, video technologies and modern web applications, this is an opportunity to make a real impact. Our client is a software engineering business specialising in vision-based systems. They develop innovative products that combine software, hardware, cameras, edge computing and cloud services to solve complex challenges across multiple industries. The Role As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll play a key role in designing and delivering innovative products from concept through to deployment. You'll enjoy solving complex technical challenges, making sound engineering decisions and balancing technical excellence with commercial objectives. This is a broad engineering role suited to someone who thrives on variety and enjoys taking ownership of delivering practical, robust solutions. Key Responsibilities +Design, develop and maintain software for vision-based and video-enabled products. +Take ownership of projects from concept through to deployment. +Develop solutions across embedded systems, backend services, cloud platforms and web applications. +Build and enhance Linux-based edge computing systems. and deliver practical solutions. +Evaluate and adopt modern engineering tools, including AI-assisted development workflows and Large Language Models (LLMs). About You You'll be an experienced software engineer with strong commercial experience and a passion for building high-quality products. Essential Skills +Strong commercial software development experience. +Excellent C and C++ development skills. +Python application development experience. +JavaScript and modern web development frameworks. +Strong Linux development experience. +Experience with embedded systems, edge computing or hardware-integrated products. Experience in any of the following would be advantageous: +Video capture, processing and streaming technologies. +H.264 encoding and decoding. +Cloud platform development and deployment. +Machine vision or image processing. +Industrial automation or inspection systems. If you're looking for a role where no two projects are the same, where you'll work across cutting-edge technologies, and where you'll see the products you build deployed in the real world, we'd love to hear from you.

Lead Hardware Engineer Norwich This is an opportunity to join an innovative engineering company developing next-generation electric drive systems for automotive and mobility applications. You will take technical leadership of automotive hardware development, driving the design of high-voltage, production-ready systems from concept through to validation and full-scale manufacturing. Responsibilities: Leading the design and development of automotive hardware including 600V power electronics, inverters, bi-directional DC-DC converters and battery charging systems. Defining hardware architecture and taking ownership of delivery through concept, design, validation and production release. Leading and mentoring a team of hardware engineers, ensuring delivery against technical, cost and schedule targets. Driving Design for Manufacture (DFM), Design for Cost (DFC) and FMEA activities to ensure scalable, high-volume production readiness. Working closely with project managers, software, systems and manufacturing teams to ensure robust integration and delivery. Supporting supplier engagement, component selection, cost reduction and value engineering activities. Requirements: Strong experience in automotive or electrification hardware development, ideally within high-voltage power electronics systems. Proven ability to lead engineering teams and deliver complex hardware projects in a structured environment. Strong understanding of high-volume automotive design, including cost, manufacturability and production scalability. Experience with FMEA, DVP, reliability engineering and hardware validation activities. Ability to work across multidisciplinary teams including software, mechanical, systems and manufacturing. Bonus Skills: Experience with 600V power electronics, inverters, DC-DC converters or EV charging systems. Knowledge of EMC, safety standards and automotive certification processes. Experience driving cost reduction, supplier development and production optimisation. Apply now to join a highly innovative company operating at the forefront of electrification technology. Platform Recruitment: Platform Recruitment covers a wide range of IT and Engineering positions, including Electronics, Embedded Software, FPGA, Mechanical, C++, DevOps, Technical Sales, Project Management and more.

Lead Software Engineer Hybrid Norwich This is an opportunity to join an innovative engineering company developing next-generation electric drive systems. You will take technical leadership of embedded software development across BSW and application layers, helping to define architecture and deliver robust, high-performance software for electric drive technologies from concept through to production. Responsibilities: Leading the design and development of embedded software across motor control, inverter control, DC-DC systems, diagnostics and related vehicle functions. Defining and maintaining software architecture aligned to system and product requirements. Driving full lifecycle delivery from requirements through implementation, verification, validation and release. Collaborating closely with systems, hardware, controls and test teams to ensure seamless integration and system performance. Overseeing software integration, bench testing, HIL validation and system-level debugging activities. Driving software quality, compliance and continuous improvement across tools, processes and standards. Requirements: Strong experience in embedded software development for electric drive, automotive or safety-critical systems. Proven ability to lead software teams and deliver complex embedded projects in a structured environment. Strong understanding of embedded architecture, real-time systems and control software integration. Experience with software verification and validation including unit, integration and system-level testing. Familiarity with ISO 26262, ASPICE, MISRA C and functional safety principles. Bonus Skills: Experience with motor control, inverter or power electronics software integration. Knowledge of model-based development, CI/CD, automated testing and configuration management. Experience working closely with hardware and controls teams in electrification or automotive systems. Apply now to join a highly innovative company operating at the forefront of electrification technology. Platform Recruitment: Platform Recruitment covers a wide range of IT and Engineering positions, including Electronics, Embedded Software, FPGA, Mechanical, C++, DevOps, Technical Sales, Project Management and more

Senior Software Engineer Northampton 45-55k My client is an engineering-led technology company specialising in intelligent imaging and connected systems, developing innovative products that combine software, hardware, data processing, and cloud-based services Rather than focusing solely on individual software components, they design and develop complete end-to-end products intended for deployment in real-world environments. The Opportunity They are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and taking ownership of delivering practical, robust solutions. This is a broad, product-focused engineering role suited to someone who can move comfortably across multiple technologies, understand the bigger picture, and make sound technical decisions that balance engineering quality with commercial objectives. Key Responsibilities Design, develop and maintain software Take ownership of technical projects from concept through to deployment. Develop solutions across embedded, backend, cloud and web technologies. Build and enhance Linux-based edge computing systems. Integrate software with cameras, sensors, and other hardware systems. Evaluate and adopt modern development tools, including AI-assisted development workflows where appropriate. Contribute to technical architecture, system design, and engineering best practices. Required Skills & Experience Proficiency in C and C++. Experience developing applications in Python. Experience with JavaScript and modern web development frameworks. Strong Linux development experience. Experience working with embedded systems, edge computing devices, or hardware-integrated products. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Desirable / Bonus Skills Experience with video capture, processing and streaming technologies. Cloud platform development and deployment experience. Experience building cloud-connected edge devices. Exposure to real-time systems. Practical use of AI-assisted development tools and LLMs within software engineering workflows. This is an opportunity to work on genuinely varied and challenging projects where your contribution will directly influence products used in real-world environments. You will join a small, highly capable team developing innovative vision-based systems and will have the freedom to make technical decisions, take ownership of outcomes, and help shape the future direction of our products and platforms.

FPGA Engineer Hybrid Engineering & Software Development Full-time Oxford Salary: Up to £70,000 We are seeking a talented FPGA Engineer to join a pioneering quantum technology company in Oxford. You ll help bring cutting-edge atom-based quantum devices from the lab to real-world applications. What You ll Do: Design, implement, and test FPGA systems and real-time DSP algorithms Develop high-speed interfaces to hardware peripherals (ADC, DAC, DDS, PLL). Debug complex embedded systems combining hardware, firmware, and software. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver next-generation quantum technologies. What We re Looking For: Strong experience in FPGA programming (VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog) and DSP implementation. Knowledge of digital and RF hardware, with hands-on experience in embedded systems. Experience with standard hardware interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART) and hardware product development. Desirable: Xilinx Zynq/RFSoC, RF test equipment, PCB design, C/C++ or Python for embedded systems. Benefits: Competitive salary up to £70,000 Hybrid working (up to 2 days from home) Unlimited PTO, healthcare, pension, cycle-to-work & tech schemes Incentive Stock Option Plan Diversity & Inclusion: We encourage applications from all backgrounds. Even if you don t meet every requirement, we d love to hear from you!

Job Title: Electronics Engineer Location: Oxford Area Salary: £65,000 per annum + Excellent Benefits I'm currently partnered with a global quantum technology company who are looking for an Electronics Engineer to help bring state-of-the-art quantum tech from the lab into the real world. My client harnesses quantum mechanics to build and integrate quantum computers, sensors, and networks, and this is a unique opportunity to join their multi-disciplinary team. The Role This is a hands-on role contributing to the design, verification, and implementation of electronic systems for cutting-edge quantum products. Key Responsibilities: Design and develop mixed-signal electronic systems (analogue/digital interfacing). Perform modelling, simulation (e.g., SPICE), and analysis. Conduct PCB design and layout (e.g., Altium), focusing on signal integrity. Develop and execute test protocols using lab equipment (oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers, etc.). Collaborate with other engineering teams to integrate solutions. Essential Requirements: Degree or substantial commercial experience in Electrical Engineering or a related field. Excellent understanding of analogue and digital circuit principles. Experience with the full PCB design lifecycle. Hands-on with PCB design tools (e.g., Altium) Strong communication and collaboration skills. Location & Benefits: This is a full-time, hybrid role (up to 2 days WFH) based in the Oxford area. My client offers an exceptional benefits package on top of a £65,000 salary: Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO) Generous 10% non-contributory pension BUPA Private Healthcare Incentive Stock Option Plan Cycle to work & tax-efficient tech schemes

Job Title: Senior Agentic AI Engineer Location: Hertfordshire Salary: up to 120,000 DOE This is a unique opportunity for an experienced AI engineer to join a specialised team in virtual design for a wide range of clients, powering autonomous AI driven simulation within Unity. If you have a strong background in AR/VR integrating with the latest LLMs, this role was written for you. The Role Design, build, and deploy autonomous AI agents within Unity-based virtual environments, This is a hands-on engineering role with significant ownership and influence over how AI shapes the future of virtual design. Requirements - 5+ years of software engineering experience - Expert in Unity development (C#) - Experience building agentic AI systems - Intrest in AR/VR If this role is of interest, please apply below.

Electronics Design Engineer Cambridge 55-65k A leader in communications technology is looking for a dynamic Electronics Design Engineer to join their R&D team, designing the next generation of resilient communication technologies. They offer a high level of internal mobility, consistent projects utilising advanced technology, real career progression, and a genuinely refreshing, engineering-led culture. Responsibilities: Hardware design from concept through to successful delivery into manufacturing. Develop architectures for digital systems, including schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium. Drive innovation through electronic architecture review, simulation, and prototyping to analyse concept designs. Collaborate across teams to implement DfX, ensuring a robust supply chain and a seamless manufacturing process. Requirements: Industrial experience delivering complex products against demanding timescales. Strong digital design skills and experience with mixed-signal PCB designs. Knowledge of with ARM cores and developing secure systems Experience with Altium Designer or similar CAD software What's in it for you? Competitive salary dependant on experience Fully fleshed out & competitive benefits Actually challenging projects using advanced technology If you are a problem solver who loves keeping up with the latest technology trends and wants to play a key role in the future of networking, apply!

DSP Embedded Software Engineer My client is a leading electronics company based in Wiltshire, specialising in the development and manufacturing of cutting-edge products for the global market. With a strong focus on innovation and customer satisfaction, they are committed to delivering exceptional user experiences through advanced technology. Roles and Responsibilities: + Design, develop, and optimise real-time digital signal processing algorithms and embedded software for consumer electronic devices. + Collaborate with hardware engineers to define system architectures and interfaces for seamless integration. + Perform code reviews, unit testing, and debugging to ensure software quality and reliability. + Analyze and optimise software performance to meet stringent product specifications. + Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies in DSP and embedded software development. + Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define software requirements and ensure timely project delivery. Skills and Requirements: + Proven experience in developing DSP algorithms and implementing them in embedded systems. + Proficiency in programming languages such as C, C++, and assembly language for embedded systems. + Strong understanding of real-time operating systems and device driver development. + Familiarity with digital audio and video processing, image processing, or wireless communication protocols is highly desirable. + Good communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and present technical concepts effectively. Salary Flexible DOE Location: Wiltshire, United Kingdom (very flexible hybrid working) If you are passionate about software and have the necessary skills, please apply now!

Southampton (Hybrid) - Embedded Firmware Engineer - 40k- 60k My client is a leading commercial and industrial electronics producer that is looking for an embedded firmware/software engineer to join their highly motivated team as a result of growth. You will be working on exciting and groundbreaking projects bringing products through the entire development life cycle. Main duties: Embedded C, PCB design Collecting data and sending across on mobile networks Modifying existing products for improved efficiency Skills and Experience Required: 3-5 years experience in embedded C or bare metal software experience Experience with ARM cortex Microcontrollers Wireless IoT experience, some telecommunications cellular network knowledge Full Product life cycle experience The competitive salary is between 40,000 - 60,000 with additional benefits. This client is really looking for someone to grow with the company and stay long term. If you feel like you have the right skills and experience for this role, then please apply with a copy of your updated CV.

Senior Software Engineer - 75,000 (DoE) Title : Senior Software Engineer (C++) Client : Graphics Tech Location : Cambridge Salary : Up to 75,000 (DoE) This is an opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer to join a small team leading a niche within the graphics-tech industry. You will be an incredibly significant hire for the team, spearheading the modernisation of their development practices and test-driven development. The role: Write high-performance C++ code Opportunity for GPU research Establish test-driven development best practices Highly communicative, collaborative culture Rapid prototyping and greenfield development Requirements: Computer Science or related degree (not required if experience is strong) Specialism in C++ This is not an embedded role, however it would be useful if you have an understanding of resource-constrained development 4 years+ in commercial C++ development Interest in graphics tech Enthusiasm for well-jelled teams If you are interested learning more, please get in touch for more information or a confidential chat.

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer Location: Somerset Salary: up to £60,000 An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Software Engineer to join a growing engineering team delivering software solutions used in industrial environments. You will develop and maintain desktop and web applications using C#, and WPF, contributing to both new development and ongoing system improvements. The role involves close collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and input into architectural decisions. The Role You will work across a blend of modern service based systems and established desktop applications, contributing to both ongoing improvements and new product development. The position involves hands on development, architectural input, and close collaboration with multidisciplinary engineering teams. Key responsiblities Design, develop, test, and maintain desktop and web applications Work with C#, WPF, and modern JavaScript frameworks Support and enhance legacy systems while helping drive modernisation Contribute to architectural decisions and system design discussions Requirements Strong experience in C# and WPF desktop application development Experience with modern frontend frameworks Experience with Microservices If this role is of interest, please apply below.