What Staff Embedded Jobs Ask For
Across 448 open Staff Embedded postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are firmware, cpp, python.
Updated October 17, 2026
453 open Staff Embedded postings. The percentages below are measured over the 448 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| firmware | 72% |
| cpp | 65% |
| python | 51% |
| embedded-software | 50% |
| embedded-systems | 44% |
| linux | 43% |
| ai | 41% |
| rtos | 34% |
| automation | 34% |
| i2c | 27% |
| oscilloscope | 27% |
| git | 27% |
| ci-cd | 26% |
| uart | 23% |
| agile | 21% |
| cloud | 21% |
| networking | 20% |
| ethernet | 19% |
| microcontrollers | 19% |
| embedded-linux | 18% |
| jtag | 16% |
| pcie | 16% |
| jira | 15% |
| test-automation | 15% |
| root-cause-analysis | 13% |
| bash | 12% |
| fpga | 11% |
| machine-learning | 11% |
| api | 10% |
| version-control | 10% |
| signal-processing | 10% |
| assembly | 10% |
| unit-testing | 10% |
| rust | 9% |
| cmake | 8% |
| github | 8% |
| c | 7% |
| cybersecurity | 7% |
| oop | 7% |
| tcp-ip | 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 453 open Staff 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