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Our client is the world’s biggest watchmaking conglomerate. The client makes movements, both quartz and mechanical, fully assembled or in kit form, for brands in its own group and for external clients. It’s a powerful, largely independent, multifaceted company. Our client designs and manufactures mechanical and automatic watches, watch movements and watch prototypes. Although the company produces finished watches and movements, the client specializes in the production of prototypes movements used both in watches of sister subsidiary brands and in the watches of competitors, including brands owned by Compagnie Financière Richemont S.A. and others. We are looking for a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to join the core team working on the new Connected watch development (3rd edition), which will be released to the market Q1 2027. In this role, you will work on firmware development for advanced wearable/embedded hardware, utilizing cutting-edge toolchains and modern embedded frameworks. Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain embedded software (firmware) for ARM Cortex-M architecture (STM32, nRF54). Participate actively in SAFe Agile ceremonies, collaborating closely with mobile developers, testers, and product owners. Write clean, maintainable C/C++ code, leverage modern AI tools (GitHub Copilot) in VSCode, and contribute to automated test workflows using Python. Drive feature delivery from low-level hardware abstraction to application-level logic. Requirements Mandatory Technical Skills: 5+ years of experience in embedded software / firmware development. Deep hands-on experience with STM32, nRF54 systems, and ARM Cortex M4 / M33. Proficiency in C / C++. Experience using VSCode IDE and GitHub Copilot. Basic level of Python for running/writing test scripts and interacting with Jenkins workflows. Strong Plus (Nice-to-Have Skills): Extensive Python / Pytest skills for robust automated testing. Hands-on experience with Zephyr RTOS and MCUBoot. Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) — nRF Connect link controller and host stack. Knowledge of Cryptocell / Security concepts and expertise in low-power optimization of embedded processes. Experience with embedded graphical libraries like LVGL. Familiarity with TDD (Test-Driven Development) and DevOps / CI/CD strategies. Hands-on experience with SAFe Agile methodology and the Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket). Soft Skills & Team Fit: Ability to communicate clearly and build strong relationships within a cross-functional feature team. Comfortable working in a remote environment, taking ownership of tasks, and proactively solving hardware/software integration roadblocks. Solution-oriented mindset with strong analytical skills when debugging complex embedded systems. Willingness to integrate AI assistants (like Copilot) and modern dev-ops practices into daily work. Project Benefits Work with modern hardware platforms and bleeding-edge embedded technologies. Flexible remote work options with structured, predictable travel for SAFe PIP events. Collaborative and transparent engineering culture within a well-balanced Agile team. We offer*: Flexible working format - remote, office-based or flexible A competitive salary and good compensation package Personalized career growth Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more) Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing Education reimbursement Memorable anniversary presents Corporate events and team buildings Other location-specific benefits *not applicable for freelancers
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.