Embedded Software Jobs

Which levels are hiring

• Junior 5% · 18
• Middle 6% · 22
• Senior 65% · 251
• Lead+ 25% · 97

Few Junior roles — 5%; the usual way in is an adjacent role

Of 388 postings that name a level, Junior — 5%, Middle — 6%, Senior — 65%, Lead+ — 25%.

What postings ask for

• ✔ C++49%
• ○ Python22%
• ○ AWS5%
• ○ MATLAB4%
• ○ Azure4%
• ○ Rust3%
• ○ C#3%
• ○ C3%

✔ — in 25%+ of postings, ○ — often listed as a plus

Share of open postings that mention each skill: C++ — 49%, Python — 22%, AWS — 5%, MATLAB — 4%, Azure — 4%, Rust — 3%.

Where the openings are

• 🇺🇸 the US300
• 🇵🇱 Poland64
• 🇩🇪 Germany58
• 🇬🇧 the UK44
• 🇺🇦 Ukraine23
• 🇮🇳 India19

Open positions by employer country; remote roles are often open to other countries too.

Where to apply

• Company career sites — your application goes straight to the team73%
• Job boards — aggregators and job sites27%
• Telegram channels — job channels0%

Where the openings come from: 73% from company career sites (direct apply), 27% from job boards.