What Senior Embedded Jobs Ask For
Across 2,247 open Senior Embedded postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are cpp, firmware, embedded-software.
Updated October 17, 2026
2,348 open Senior Embedded postings. The percentages below are measured over the 2,247 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| cpp | 64% |
| firmware | 55% |
| embedded-software | 53% |
| linux | 47% |
| python | 42% |
| embedded-systems | 41% |
| rtos | 32% |
| ai | 29% |
| git | 25% |
| automation | 25% |
| ci-cd | 23% |
| embedded-linux | 23% |
| i2c | 23% |
| uart | 20% |
| networking | 20% |
| ethernet | 20% |
| oscilloscope | 19% |
| agile | 19% |
| cloud | 16% |
| microcontrollers | 16% |
| fpga | 14% |
| version-control | 14% |
| jtag | 12% |
| test-automation | 11% |
| unit-testing | 9% |
| jira | 9% |
| bash | 9% |
| rust | 9% |
| cybersecurity | 9% |
| tcp-ip | 8% |
| root-cause-analysis | 8% |
| api | 8% |
| signal-processing | 8% |
| pcie | 8% |
| assembly | 7% |
| machine-learning | 7% |
| scrum | 6% |
| github | 6% |
| c | 6% |
| matlab | 6% |
"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 2,348 open Senior 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