Firmware Engineer

Bristol (Hybrid – 2 days onsite per week)

Permanent

I'm working with an exciting Bristol-based technology start-up developing cutting-edge medical devices company who is expanding their team. They're looking for an experienced Firmware Engineer to join their growing engineering team and help develop the software behind their innovative medical devices.

This is a hands‑on engineering position, working closely with electronics, optics and hardware engineers to develop reliable, high-performance software for complex physical systems.

What you'll be doing

• Building and optimising software for hardware control, data acquisition and image processing.
• Integrating software with cameras, sensors and other hardware components.
• Working on performance optimisation, memory management and system reliability.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering teams to bring new technology to market.

What we're looking for

• Strong programming experience in C or C++ .
• Experience developing low-level, embedded or systems software.
• An understanding of hardware/software integration.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and an interest in working with complex engineering systems.
• Experience with Python, Rust, image processing or scientific instrumentation would be beneficial, but isn't essential.

This is a great opportunity for someone that enjoys taking responsibility and is able to work both independently and as part of a team.