Firmware Jobs

Which levels are hiring

• Junior 6% · 16
• Middle 3% · 8
• Senior 57% · 145
• Lead+ 34% · 86

Few Junior roles — 6%; the usual way in is an adjacent role

Of 255 postings that name a level, Junior — 6%, Middle — 3%, Senior — 57%, Lead+ — 34%.

What postings ask for

• ✔ C++37%
• ✔ Python25%
• ○ Rust6%
• ○ MATLAB4%
• ○ C#2%
• ○ Jenkins2%
• ○ Docker2%
• ○ AWS2%

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

Share of open postings that mention each skill: C++ — 37%, Python — 25%, Rust — 6%, MATLAB — 4%, C# — 2%, Jenkins — 2%.

Where the openings are

• 🇺🇸 the US249
• 🇵🇱 Poland29
• 🇮🇳 India20
• 🇬🇧 the UK19
• 🇩🇪 Germany16
• 🇨🇦 Canada14

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 team82%
• Job boards — aggregators and job sites17%
• Telegram channels — job channels1%

Where the openings come from: 82% from company career sites (direct apply), 17% from job boards, 1% from Telegram channels.