What Senior Embedded Jobs Ask For
Across 1,019 open Senior Embedded postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are cpp, firmware, embedded-software.
Updated October 28, 2026
1,033 open Senior Embedded postings. The percentages below are measured over the 1,019 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| cpp | 68% |
| firmware | 54% |
| embedded-software | 53% |
| linux | 51% |
| python | 44% |
| embedded-systems | 40% |
| ai | 34% |
| rtos | 33% |
| git | 29% |
| i2c | 26% |
| automation | 26% |
| ci-cd | 26% |
| embedded-linux | 24% |
| networking | 24% |
| oscilloscope | 24% |
| uart | 22% |
| ethernet | 22% |
| agile | 21% |
| microcontrollers | 19% |
| cloud | 18% |
| jtag | 14% |
| fpga | 13% |
| freertos | 12% |
| rust | 12% |
| yocto | 12% |
| version-control | 12% |
| iot | 12% |
| test-automation | 12% |
| bash | 12% |
| api | 10% |
| jira | 10% |
| tcp-ip | 10% |
| signal-processing | 9% |
| cybersecurity | 9% |
| unit-testing | 8% |
| pcie | 8% |
| cmake | 8% |
| wifi | 7% |
| scrum | 7% |
| root-cause-analysis | 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 1,033 open Senior Embedded jobs →
Across all Embedded levels
Most Embedded postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- cpp 2,798
- embedded-software 2,165
- linux 2,076
- firmware 2,064
- python 1,752
- embedded-systems 1,610
- ai 1,199
- rtos 1,141
- git 1,090
- i2c 950
- automation 891
- embedded-linux 889