What Principal Embedded Jobs Ask For
Across 401 open Principal Embedded postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are cpp, embedded-software, firmware.
Updated October 17, 2026
412 open Principal Embedded postings. The percentages below are measured over the 401 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| cpp | 68% |
| embedded-software | 63% |
| firmware | 60% |
| linux | 50% |
| python | 41% |
| embedded-systems | 36% |
| agile | 35% |
| automation | 27% |
| git | 27% |
| ai | 26% |
| rtos | 24% |
| cloud | 22% |
| embedded-linux | 22% |
| ethernet | 21% |
| ci-cd | 21% |
| i2c | 21% |
| fpga | 20% |
| pcie | 19% |
| networking | 18% |
| jira | 16% |
| uart | 15% |
| version-control | 15% |
| oscilloscope | 13% |
| bash | 13% |
| unit-testing | 12% |
| microcontrollers | 12% |
| test-automation | 12% |
| matlab | 11% |
| rust | 11% |
| bitbucket | 11% |
| devsecops | 11% |
| scrum | 10% |
| signal-processing | 10% |
| tcp-ip | 10% |
| root-cause-analysis | 10% |
| oop | 10% |
| github | 9% |
| devops | 8% |
| jtag | 8% |
| machine-learning | 8% |
"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 412 open Principal Embedded jobs →
Across all Embedded levels
Most Embedded postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- cpp 6,046
- embedded-software 4,886
- firmware 4,633
- linux 4,218
- python 3,841
- embedded-systems 3,666
- rtos 2,550
- ai 2,393
- git 2,358
- automation 2,101
- i2c 1,968
- embedded-linux 1,874