What Principal Embedded Jobs Ask For
Across 201 open Principal Embedded postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are cpp, embedded-software, firmware.
Updated October 28, 2026
201 open Principal Embedded postings. The percentages below are measured over the 201 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| cpp | 76% |
| embedded-software | 66% |
| firmware | 60% |
| linux | 56% |
| python | 41% |
| agile | 40% |
| embedded-systems | 39% |
| networking | 31% |
| git | 27% |
| ethernet | 25% |
| ci-cd | 25% |
| ai | 24% |
| rtos | 24% |
| cloud | 22% |
| automation | 21% |
| i2c | 21% |
| embedded-linux | 20% |
| fpga | 19% |
| version-control | 15% |
| bash | 15% |
| oop | 15% |
| pcie | 15% |
| signal-processing | 15% |
| tcp-ip | 14% |
| devops | 13% |
| jira | 13% |
| uart | 13% |
| oscilloscope | 12% |
| scrum | 11% |
| bgp | 10% |
| ospf | 10% |
| unit-testing | 10% |
| firewall | 10% |
| fortinet | 10% |
| test-automation | 10% |
| unix | 10% |
| bitbucket | 9% |
| devsecops | 9% |
| jtag | 9% |
| root-cause-analysis | 9% |
"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 201 open Principal Embedded jobs →
Across all Embedded levels
Most Embedded postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- cpp 2,800
- embedded-software 2,163
- linux 2,074
- firmware 2,064
- python 1,751
- embedded-systems 1,611
- ai 1,199
- rtos 1,139
- git 1,088
- i2c 950
- automation 891
- embedded-linux 888