What Senior Embedded Jobs Ask For
Across 100 open Senior Embedded postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are cpp, firmware, linux.
Updated October 27, 2026
100 open Senior Embedded postings. The percentages below are measured over the 100 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| cpp | 69% |
| firmware | 58% |
| linux | 55% |
| ai | 51% |
| python | 50% |
| embedded-software | 49% |
| rtos | 42% |
| i2c | 34% |
| cloud | 31% |
| networking | 31% |
| embedded-linux | 30% |
| embedded-systems | 30% |
| oscilloscope | 28% |
| uart | 28% |
| ethernet | 25% |
| git | 22% |
| iot | 20% |
| bash | 18% |
| microcontrollers | 18% |
| rust | 18% |
| yocto | 18% |
| automation | 17% |
| freertos | 17% |
| jtag | 17% |
| ci-cd | 16% |
| test-automation | 15% |
| agile | 13% |
| ccpa | 12% |
| version-control | 11% |
| api | 10% |
| c | 10% |
| signal-processing | 10% |
| tcp-ip | 10% |
| bluetooth | 9% |
| oop | 9% |
| fpga | 8% |
| itar | 8% |
| unit-testing | 8% |
| agentic-ai | 7% |
| go | 7% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
Browse 100 open Senior Embedded jobs →
Across all Embedded levels
Most Embedded postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- cpp 273
- firmware 245
- linux 213
- embedded-software 193
- python 188
- ai 183
- rtos 154
- i2c 145
- embedded-systems 140
- uart 133
- embedded-linux 104
- ethernet 99