Senior Software Engineer in Edinburgh
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Job Description
Job Role: Senior Software Engineer\n\nLocation: Edinburgh / Towcester\n\nStart Date: ASAP\n\nDuration: Permanent\n\nSalary: Depending on Experience\n\nRole Summary\n\nYou 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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nDesign, develop, and maintain embedded and GNU/Linux-based software for networking and systems products.\n\nAct as a software representative within cross-functional product development teams.\n\nLead the delivery of new software features from initial concept and requirements through to release.\n\nCreate and maintain test specifications and automated test scripts to support development and release activities.\n\nDesired Qualifications / Skills\n\nDegree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.\n\nStrong proficiency in C within a GNU/Linux development environment.\n\nProven experience delivering software across the full development lifecycle.\n\nFamiliarity with scripting such as Python and Bash.\n\nExperience developing software that uses networking technologies and protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, Ethernet).\n\nWorking knowledge of configuration management, version control, and CI/CD tools.\n\nExposure to Agile or iterative development methodologies.\n\nIf this is of interest to you, please forward your updated CV to (url removed)
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