Embedded Software Engineer

Recruiter:

Network Recruitment

Job Ref:

NES023583/RS

Date posted:

Thursday, November 13, 2025

Location:

Stellenbosch, South Africa

SUMMARY:
We’re looking for a talented Embedded Software Engineer to join our growing engineering team and help design, develop, and optimize cutting-edge embedded systems.

POSITION INFO:
We’re looking for a talented Embedded Software Engineer to join our growing engineering team and help design, develop, and optimize cutting-edge embedded systems.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain embedded software for microcontrollers and embedded Linux systems.
Write efficient, reliable, and well-documented C/C++ code.
Collaborate with hardware engineers to integrate software and hardware components.
Debug, test, and optimize code for performance and reliability.
Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and system-level testing.
Contribute to continuous improvement of development processes and tools.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
2+ years of experience in embedded software development.
Strong proficiency in C/C++ and familiarity with real-time operating systems (RTOS).
Experience with microcontrollers (ARM, PIC, AVR, etc.) and embedded peripherals (SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, etc.).
Understanding of version control systems (Git preferred).
Ability to read schematics and work closely with hardware teams.

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