A Lead Software Engineer with a background in Embedded Software development will join a thriving Technical Consultancy where you ll combine hands-on technical delivery (approx. 80%) and people leadership (approx. 20%). Hybrid working available. Salary to C£80K + benefits. As a technically capable individual, you ll bring a strong academic background, extensive commercial Embedded Software design experience (C/C++), knowledge of DSP and Embedded Linux as well as having the ability lead a small team. This dynamic Consultancy works across sectors such as Defence and Healthcare delivering solutions that combine embedded software, electronics, FPGA, cloud and system level functionality. The Lead Embedded Software Engineer should bring: A solid academic background. Extensive hands-on experience with embedded software development in C/C++. Knowledge of Bare metal and RTOS environments. Proven experience with DSP and Embedded Linux. Exposure to areas such as device drivers, communication and application layer protocols, AI and ML, user interfaces. Proven line management experience of small teams (around 3-7 people). An understanding of commercial and delivery pressures as gained from experience working within a Consultancy environment would be great to see. In this role the successful Lead Embedded Software Engineer will primarily contribute directly to engineering work; will provide line management and support project planning as well as helping to shape software processes and the