Embedded Software Team Lead
KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Nottingham, United Kingdom
15 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Part-time (≤ 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Senior Compensation
£ 75KJob location
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Agile Methodologies
C++
Code Review
Embedded C
Embedded Software
Firmware
Software Architecture
Real-Time Operating Systems
Software Engineering
Software Requirements Analysis
GIT
Bare Metal
Software Version Control
Job description
As Embedded Software Team Leader, you will remain deeply involved in hands-on development while providing technical direction, mentoring, and support to your team. You'll work closely with hardware, systems, and product stakeholders to deliver robust, high-quality embedded solutions., * Lead firmware delivery across multiple projects, from project estimation and technical risk assessment through to implementation and release
- Remain hands-on in embedded software development across active projects
- Produce and review firmware estimates, schedules, and work packages, balancing accuracy, speed, and commercial reality
- Define and maintain software architecture, coding standards, and best practices
- Contribute to requirements definition, technical planning, and estimations
- Perform code reviews and support continuous improvement
- Collaborate with hardware, systems, and test teams to deliver integrated solutions
- Support project delivery, balancing technical excellence with timelines
Requirements
- Strong background in embedded C/C++ development
- Experience working Bare metal, RTOS and/or linux platforms.
- Proven experience providing technical leadership or mentoring within an engineering team
- Comfortable balancing hands-on engineering with leadership responsibilities
- Good understanding of software development lifecycles and version control (e.g. Git)
- Strong communication skills and a collaborative leadership style
Desirable Experience
- Exposure to regulated, safety-critical, or high-reliability systems
- Experience with Agile or modern development methodologies
- Experience designing and delivering secure, cyber-resilient embedded systems